Course Outline : Inclusive Education for Children with Special
Needs
Course Information
Welcome to the Elective Course on "Inclusive Education for
Children with Special Needs."
Thank you for choosing to study this Elective course in Open Learning
Mode, as part of your MEd studies at the Aga Khan University, Institute
for Educational Development. We have designed the course in such
a way that your study of issues related to the Inclusive Education
of Children with Special Needs builds on what you have learned during
your MEd programme so far. It will not only increase your understanding
of the Special Needs issues, but also enrich your insight into general
education issues.
Your course tutor and course coordinator is Debbie Kramer-Roy,
Senior Instructor, AKU-IED. She has a BSc in Occupational
Therapy from the Netherlands and an MA in Education and International
Development: Health Promotion from the Institute of Education, University
of London. She has wide experience of working with children with
disabilities and other special needs both in the UK and in Pakistan.
Debbie has been working at the AKU-IED since October 1999, developing
course components and activities to raise awareness and provide
basic knowledge and skills about Special Needs issues in mainstream
education.
Debbie will be your tutor as you study the materials and she can
be contacted through email or phone in her office at AKU-IED from
3 pm to 5 pm from Monday to Friday. For consultation in person,
please make a prior appointment.
 Talat
Azad, Tutor at AKU-IED will co-teach the course and can
also be contacted for any queries or support you need. Talat has
a Masters in International Relations (University of Karachi), Masters
in Special Education (University of Karachi), and has done Online
Certificate Course of the Masters Programme in "International
Development with People with Disabilities in Developing Countries"
(Gallaudet University Washington D.C).
She has extensive experience in working with children with hearing
impairment and persons with intellectual impairment in Pakistan.
For all inquiries related to the activities and learning material,
please contact your course tutor and coordinator, Debbie, at:
Email: debbie.kramerroy@aku.edu
Phone: +92-21-6347611 ext. 206
Fax: +92-21-6347616
You can contact Talat at:
Email: talat.azad@aku.edu
Phone: +92-21-6347611 ext. 078
Fax: +92-21-6347616
For all other inquiries, contact Melaine D'Cruze, Senior Programme
Officer, Open Learning at:
Email: melaine.dcruze@aku.edu
Phone: +92-21-6347611 ext. 094
Fax: +92-21-6347616
The Course aims to give you an opportunity to explore issues in
the education of children with special needs from different perspectives:
- the development and abilities of the child,
- the practical approaches the teacher can use in the classroom
and
- the (micro) political climate that helps or hinders the inclusion
process.
Cross-linkages are made all through the course to emphasize how
these perspectives cannot be viewed in isolation. Additionally,
you will learn how catering to the needs of children with special
needs can improve your general teaching skills and practices.
Objectives
The objectives of this course are:
- to gain an increased understanding of typical child development
and how special needs can be understood from a developmental perspective;
- to gain knowledge of various types of special needs;
- to understand historical trends in the education of children
with special needs;
- to explore assessment issues and how they affect children with
special needs;
- to learn how to adapt the classroom environment, learning materials
and teaching strategies in order to teach children with special
needs more effectively; and
- to explore socio-political aspects of inclusive education, within
the school and the community.
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