Syllabus / achievement requirements - Autumn 2013
SNE3120 Towards Inclusive Education
*Texts marked with an asterisk are available on Fronter
**This text will be on Fronter only if it has not been made available for sale as compendium
Obligatory reading:
* Befring, E. (2001). The Enrichment Perspective: A Special Educational Approach to an Inclusive School. In B. H. Johnsen & M. D. Skjørten, (Eds.). Education – Special Needs Education: An Introduction (pp. 49 – 64). Oslo, Unipub. 15p.
* Befring, E. (2005). The Child Welfare Service in Norway – Perspectives and Challenges. In B. H. Johnsen (Ed.). Socio-Emotional Growth and Development of Learning Strategies (pp. 131 – 168) Oslo, Unipub - Oslo Academic Press. 37p.
Friend, Cook et al: Co-teaching: An Illustration of the Complexity of Collaboration in Special Needs Education. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 20:9-27, 2012 Web link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10474410903535380 18p.
*Eklindh, K. & Brule-Balescut, J. (2006). The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities: Reflecting on UNESCO’s Role from Salamanca to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In H. Savolainen, M. Matero & H. Kokkala (Eds.). When All Means All: Experiences in Three African Countries with EFA and Children with Disabilities (pp. 19 - 38). Helsinki: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Development Policy Information Unit. 19 p. (This chapter will be made available to students via FRONTER)
**Hundeide, K. (2010). The Essence of Human Care: An Introduction to the ICDP Programmed. Oslo/UK: ICDP. 115p.
* Johnsen, B. H. (in press 2013). A Curricular Approach to Inclusive Education. Some Thoughts concerning Practice, Innovation and Research. In L. Igric (Ed.). Antology. Zagreb. 52p.
Kirk, S. A. et. al. (2011). Educating Exceptional Children. Thirteenth edition. USA, Hougthon Mifflin Company. Chapter 3. Early Intervention Supports and Services (pp 71 – 106). 35 p.
* Kokkala, H. (2006). Five Years after Dakar. In H. Savolainen, M. Matero & H. Kokkala (Eds.). When All Means All: Experiences in Three African Countries with EFA and Children with Disabilities (1-18). Helsinki: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Development Policy Information Unit. 17 p.
* Lindsay, G. (2003). Inclusive education: a critical perspective. British Journal of Special Education, 30, 3-12. 10 p.
* Savolainen, H. (2006). Education for All: Where are the Children with Disabilities? In H. Savolainen, M. Matero & H. Kokkala (Eds.). When All Means All: Experiences in Three African Countries with EFA and Children with Disabilities (172 - 184). Helsinki: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Development Policy Information Unit. 12 p.
Trevarthen, C. (2001). Intrinsic Motives for companionship in Understanding motives for Companionship in Understanding: Their Origin, Development, and Significance for Mental Health. In Infant Mental Health Journal, Vol. 22(1–2), 95–131. 36 p.
Trevarthen, C. (2011). What Is It Like to Be a Person Who Knows Nothing? Defining the Active Intersubjective Mind of a Newborn Human Being. In Infant and Child Development. 20: 119–135. 16 p.
Wells, G and Claxton, G. (2002). Learning for Life in the 21st Century: Socio-cultural Perspectives on the Future of Education. Blackwell Publishing. Chapter 2 – 14. 176p.
Additional reading
*Rye, H. (2001). Helping Children and Families with Special Needs - A Resource-Oriented Approach. In B. H. Johnsen & M. D. Skjørten (Eds.). Education – Special Needs Education: An Introduction. Oslo: Unipub.65p.
*Rye, H. (2005). The Foundation of an Optimal Psychosocial Development. In B. H. Johnsen (Ed.). Socio-Emotional Growth and Development of Learning Strategies (pp. 215-228). Oslo: Unipub–Oslo Academic Press. 13p.
Additional individually selected reading
Power point presentations, DVD, group- and individual activities