Inclusive Education

Code:

PEDH05

Acronym:

EI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSIC	18	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2021	1	-	6	54	162
MTP	0	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To get to know concepts, legislation and organization of responses to students’ diversity in school and in transition to post-school life


2. To get to know the principles of inclusive education


3. To characterize the academic, behavioral, social and emotional needs of students in school and in transition to post-school life


4. To identify critical dimensions of context in the promotion of learning and inclusion


5. To plan integrated intervention strategies that respond to students’ diversity


6. To be able to prepare the transition of all students to post-school life.


7. To collaborate with students, their families, education professionals, and with the community in the organization of measures to support learning and inclusion.

Learning outcomes and competences

The objectives were defined above as learning outcomes.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The evolution of concepts, models, and legislation in the response to diversity;


2. Principles of inclusive education: the multilevel approach to the access of curriculum; the universal learning design and the active participation of all students; building an inclusive organizational culture;


3. Characterization of students’ needs and critical dimensions of the context in the promotion of inclusion:




1. Assessment of skills, interests, learning profile and prior knowledge;


2. Curriculum based assessment;


3. Assessment of educational contexts: processes of emotional support, classroom organization and behavior management, and processes of instructional support.

1. Intervention strategies that respond to students’ diversity




1. Organization of the environment and groups in the classroom;


2. Differentiated teaching;


3. Structured teaching;


4. Promotion of social and autonomy skills.

1. Transition to post-school life


2. Organizational resources in the response to diversity.

Mandatory literature

Bartolo, P. A., Janik, I., Janikova, V., Hofsass, T. Koinzer, P., Vilkiene, V. ... & Humphrey, N. ; Respondig to student diversity. Teacher's handbook. , University of Malta, 2007
Goodman-Scott, E., Betters-Bubon, J., Donohue, P.; The school counselor's guide to multi-tiered systems of support, Routledge, 2019
Schulke, M. J., Johnstone, C. J., Thomas, G., Artiles, A. ; The Sage handbook of inclusion and diversity in education., Sage, 2019

Complementary Bibliography

Crawford, C.; Youth with disabilities in transition from school to work or post-secondary education and training: A review of the literature in the United States and Uniited Kingdom., Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society, 2012

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures by the teacher. Study of documents suggested by the teacher and autonomous, oriented, search for complementary information.

Small and large group discussion of practical situations and problem solving activities.

Analysis of cases and elaboration of intervention plans.

Throughout the semester, field work on the organization of resources and responses to diversity existing in the Portuguese reality is carried out in small groups. The students should document the functioning of these resources  and reflect on the implemented practices. The work developed by each group will be presented to the class and gives rise to a written report.

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho de campo	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	78,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	12,00
Trabalho escrito	18,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend, at least, 75% of the classes taught. They have to develop, in small groups, a field work on the organization of resources and responses to diversity existing in the Portuguese reality. The work developed by each group will be presented to the class and gives rise to a written report. The final evaluation is calculated as the sum of the grade obtained in the field work (50%) and in the written examination (50%).

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is obtained by the sum of the grade obtained in the final written examination (50%) and in the field work (50%).
The minimum classification obtained either in the written examination or in the field work is eight.