EDEM620-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010

Inclusive and Special Education

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 May 2010

Description

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the diversity and challenges in inclusive and special education. The course will develop students' understanding of the history, philosophies, and policies relevant to inclusive and special education. Students will also study a range of assessment and teaching strategies appropriate for children with various types of special learning needs.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing this course will be able to:
1. Understand the history, philosophies, policies and procedures of inclusive and special education.
2. Discuss discourses of disability, policies and resources.
3. Understand issues in the conceptualisation and classification of children with special educational needs;
4. Know how to critically evaluate effectiveness of interventions in inclusive and special education.
5. Know of a range of effective pedagogical and teaching strategies in inclusive and special education.
6. Understand a range of assessment approaches and techniques.
7. Know  of a range of effective behavioural strategies.
8. Discuss the education, curriculum and interventions for children with various types of special needs.
9. Understand how to work effectively as a collaborative team member with other professionals, parents, family and     whanau in a variety of cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
EDEM620 28 Apr 2010 50% Review of research evidence on selected topic.
EDEM620 14 Jun 2010 50% Short-Answer Test

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Fraser, Deborah. , Moltzen, Roger., Ryba, Ken; Learners with special needs in Aotearoa New Zealand ; 3rd ed; Dunmore Press, 2005.

Hornby, Garry. , Atkinson, Mary, Howard, Jean; Controversial issues in special education ; David Fulton Publishers, 1997.

Mitchell, David R; What really works in special and inclusive education : using evidence-based teaching strategies ; Routledge, 2008.

Recommended Reading

Hattie, John; Visible learning : a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement ; Routledge, 2009.

Hilton, Alan , Ringlaben, Ravic; Best and promising practices in developmental disabilities ; PRO-ED, 1998.

Hornby, Garry; Improving parental involvement ; Continuum, 2003.

Marzano, Robert J; What works in schools : translating research into action ; Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003.

Stakes, Richard. , Hornby, Garry; Meeting special needs in mainstream schools : a practical guide for teachers ; 2nd ed; David Fulton, 2000.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,364.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

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