Inclusive education in the Polish educational system – analysis and reflections

• Main Authors: Тереса Левандовська-Кідонь, Барбара Скалбаня
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University 2017-03-01
• Series: Людинознавчі студії: Серія Педагогіка
• Subjects: інклюзивна освіта; спеціальні освітні потреби; інвалідність; ставлення вчителів; підготовка вчителів; інтегруючі результати навчання
• Online Access: http://lssp.dspu.edu.ua/article/view/92906

The aim of this article is to show an important issue of inclusive education of pupils with special educational needs from the perspective of many years of experience and analyzed research results. The undertaken subject is still controversial and quite popular in educational theory and practice. It is a part of the interdisciplinary discourse about essential aspects of education. The authors of the article attempted to describe inclusive education with an emphasis on selected areas such as the attitude of adults, including teachers, toward disability, preparing teachers and schools to the work with students with disabilities and learning outcomes of such students. An analysis and results of selected Polish research studies is presented substantiating the need for change in this subject area.