The Space of Inclusive Education

Olena Budnyk, Ph.D. (1997), Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences (2015), Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, is Professor of the Department of Primary Education and Director of the Center for Innovative Educational Technologies “PNU EcoSystem” at that university. She is an author of over 300 scientific publications including two monographs. Sergiy Sydoriv, Director of Without Borders: Supporting and Sustaining Inclusive Education Community project, post-graduate student, and lecturer at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. He has organized numerous educational events and published articles on inclusive education, including those indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases.

Foreword

 Clayton E. Keller

Preface

 Olena Budnyk

Acknowledgements

A Tribute to Mick Flanagan

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors



Introduction

 Sergiy Sydoriv



PART 1: Theoretical Concepts of Inclusive Education



Introduction to Part 1

 Olena Budnyk



1 Philosophy of Research in Inclusive Education

 Hryhorii Vasianovych and Olena Budnyk



2 Pragmatism in Philosophy of Inclusive Education Studies

 Hryhorii Vasianovych and Olena Budnyk



3 Evolution of Disability Terminology in Ukrainian Education

 Natalia Andriichuk



4 Socio-Pedagogical Model of Inclusive Education

 Olena Budnyk, Hryhorii Vasianovych and Tetyana Blyznyuk



5 Cooperation between Teachers and Parents of Children Who Have Disabilities

 Olena Budnyk, Inna Chervinska, Tetyana Blyznyuk and Kateryna Fomin



PART 2: International Experts on Evidence-Based Practices of Including Persons with Disabilities



Introduction to Part 2

 Sergiy Sydoriv



6 Transition: Moving from Youthhood to Adulthood

 Stephanie Fitzgerald



7 Advancing Opportunity and Inclusion through a Working Life

 Don Lavin and Kelly Merchant



8 How Inclusive Is International Education

 Armineh Soorenian



9 Integrated Education in Poland: Between the Explicit “Legal”/Legitimate and “Apparent” Dimension

 Karolina Kołodziejczak and Katarzyna Smoter



10 Role of Psychological and Pedagogical Support in the Life of People with Disabilities: The Experience of Poland

 Anna Ziętek



PART 3: Positive Experience in the Development of Inclusive Education



Introduction to Part 3

 Olena Budnyk



11 Historical Background of Inclusive Education Development in the Nordic Region

 Natalia Andriichuk



12 Ukrainian History of Inclusion: The Role of Young People with Disabilities

 Olha Telna



13 Backgrounds and Prospects of Implementation of Inclusive Education in Ukraine

 Iryna Dubkovetska, Olena Budnyk and Sergiy Sydoriv



14 Organizational Aspects of Inclusive Education in Ukrainian Schools

 Nataliia Matveieva



15 Implementing Inclusive Learning Environment Globally: Legislation and Practices

 Sergiy Sydoriv



PART 4: Prospects for Creating Inclusive Learning Environment in an Educational Institution



Introduction to Part 4

 Sergiy Sydoriv



16 Celebrating Diversity: A Person-Centered Approach in Inclusive Education

 Tetyana Blyznyuk and Sergiy Sydoriv



17 Fostering Appreciation of Disability and Diversity in Elementary School

 Nataliia Matveieva and Mykhailo Palahniuk



18 Training Teachers in Ukrainian Universities for Work in Inclusive Educational Environment

 Zoryana Leniv



19 Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching Students with Special Educational Needs

 Olena Budnyk and Mykhaylo Kotyk



20 Strategies for Teaching Inclusive Literature for Children in Universities

 Оlga Derkachova and Oksana Tytun



21 Socialization of Persons with Disabilities in the Inclusive Space

 Olena Budnyk and Sergiy Sydoriv



22 Developing Character by Means of Inclusive Strategies and Practices

 Sergiy Sydoriv



23 Teaching Elementary School Students with Speech Disorders While Developing Their Communicative Competence

 Nataliia Matveieva



24 Problems of Professional Activity of Teachers Working with Students with Disabilities: Challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian War

 Olena Budnyk



25 Inclusion in Ukraine: What the Future Needs and Should Hold

 Sergiy Sydoriv and Lidia Sydoriv



Index