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Integrated Education in Contemporary Poland

  • Danuta Apanel, Ph.D. (Author) Department of Tutelary and Educational Pedagogy of the Institute of Pedagogy, Pomeranian University of Słupsk
    Danuta Apanel, Ph.D., Humanities, Field of Pedagogy; Assistant Professor, Department of Tutelary and Educational Pedagogy of the Institute of Pedagogy, Pomeranian University of Słupsk; Historian of Education and Upbringing; Academic Teacher . Author, ‘The Entire Institutional Assistance for Children in Central Pomerania between 1945- 1975’; Editor and co-editor for various publications; author of numerous articles on the history of education and pedagogical thought as well as the history of institutionalized and home care for children; those with special needs and isolated ones in particular. The author co-operates with The Polish Society of the History of Education based in Warsaw, The Polish Pedagogical Society, University of the Senior Citizen in Słupsk, various scientific centers in Poland and abroad, and also the German organization - JUNIKUM, which assists children, young people and their parents having problems with social adjustment.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.209
Abstract
This article presents the most important aspects, organizational principles and achievements in the field of integrated education in Poland. The author outlines the dynamics of the development of institutions of integrated education and institutions with integrated sections between 1989 and 2010. She describes the actual state of teaching conditions, discusses the immediate social milieu of learners with special needs and provides a numerical and percentage layout of children with different disabilities. The author also discusses the characteristics of the staff employed at institutions of integrated education, their factual competence and opportunities to obtain the necessary qualifications to work with children with special educational needs. Finally, the author presents the results of her surveys conducted among employees of institutions of integrated education. The respondents point to the difficulties related to the introduction of this form of education in Poland, at the same time stressing the necessity of continuing efforts that promote the development of integrated education, conducive to the so-called inclusive education in all schools.
Keywords
Intellectual Disability, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Special Education, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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How to Cite
Apanel, D. (2013). Integrated Education in Contemporary Poland. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 8(2), 58-68. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.209

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  • Submitted April 20, 2013
  • Published June 15, 2013
  • Issue Spring/Summer 2013
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