Society and Inclusive Education

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Expositive lectures resting on theoretical and socio-historical frameworking; analysis and critical reflection based on written or audiovisual materials; research work in group or individually; presentation and discussion of papers. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Course Unit, students should be able to:

Relate education with characteristics of societies of different times and cultures;

Understand the meaning of modernity and the relationship with the evolution of contemporary education;

Understand perspectives on Humanity, Development and Education in the second half of the 20th century and first decades of the 21rst century;

Know the implications for social inclusion of the International Bill of Human Rights and other international treaties strengthening human rights.

Characterize the diversities related to education.

Understand the evolution of Special Education and Inclusive Education in national and international contexts.

Know the legal framework of inclusive education in Portugal.

Develop critical thinking about the functioning of schools in Portugal and the functions of Special Education teachers.

Reflect on the challenges and opportunities of inclusion for the realisation of education for all. 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Material and cultural conditions of pre-modern societies and social exclusion

Construction of modernity and dynamics of segregation.

The evolution of Psychology and contemporary Pedagogy.

The development of education in contemporary society.

Reaching the understanding of diversities

International Bill of Human Rights and other international treaties reinforcing human rights and social inclusion.

Disability and the evolution of Special Education: from segregation to integration.

Foundations and challenges of inclusive education.

Legal provisions of inclusive education in Portugal.

Inclusive education in schools and in the community.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Gomes Alves Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 50.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Ferreira, António Gomes. (2011). A Europa e a herança cultural da escola. Revista Educação Em Questão, 40(26).

Palmeirão, Cristina & Alves, Jose Martins. (coord.). (2017). Construir a autonomia e a flexibilização curricular: Os desafios da escola e dos professores. Porto: Universidade Católica Editora.

Pinto, Paula Campo & Neca, Patrícia (2020). Pessoas com deficiência em Portugal: Indicadores de Direitos Humanos 2018. Universidade de Lisboa, ISCSP.

Sousa, Jerónimo (coord.). (2015). Avaliação das Políticas Públicas – Inclusão de Alunos com Necessidades Educativas Especiais: O Caso dos Centros de Recursos para a Inclusão. DGE/DSEEAS

UNESCO. (2015). Embracing Diversity: Toolkit for creating inclusive, learning-friendly environments. Disponível em http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001375/ 137522e.pdf.

UNESCO. 2020. Global Education Monitoring Report 2020: Inclusion and education: All means all. Paris, UNESCO.