A small school leads the way towards inclusive education reform in Kazakhstan
Author(s):
Martyn Rouse (presenting / submitting)
Conference:
ECER 2013
Format:
Symposium Paper

Session Information

04 SES 08 A, Case Studies of Inclusion in Central Asia

Symposium

Time:
2013-09-12
09:00-10:30
Room:
D-505
Chair:
Martyn Rouse
Discussant:
Lani Florian

Contribution

A range of observations of lessons and interviews with key stakeholders forms the basis of this case study of Petrapavlosk School # 13 which began including children with physical disabilities on the initiative of the school director. While much more straightforward than including children with sensory or intellectual disabilities, this decision still remains outside the norm in Kazakhstan where the system of special schools remains quite strong. This case study indicates how this school director was able to convince parents and teachers of the value of inclusion and it will consider how the school has been able to broaden the scope of its work on inclusion, and to develop innovation by educators in advancing inclusive education. It will describe how the school sought funding from the regional government, gathered literature on inclusion and developed training for teachers. Examples of community innovation and risk taking that infected the students and staff will be described.

Method

Kazakhstan

Author Information

Martyn Rouse (presenting / submitting)
University of Aberdeen

Update Modus of this Database

The current conference programme can be browsed in the conference management system (conftool) and, closer to the conference, in the conference app.
This database will be updated with the conference data after ECER. 

Search the ECER Programme

  • Search for keywords and phrases in "Text Search"
  • Restrict in which part of the abstracts to search in "Where to search"
  • Search for authors and in the respective field.
  • For planning your conference attendance, please use the conference app, which will be issued some weeks before the conference and the conference agenda provided in conftool.
  • If you are a session chair, best look up your chairing duties in the conference system (Conftool) or the app.