ΕΠΑ516: Special and Inclusive Education: Contemporary Trends and Approaches

  • Κωδικός / Course Code: ΕΠΑ516
  • ECTS: 15
  • Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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  • Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
  • Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €550
  • Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives

This particular course will cover the basic concepts of the special education field. Also, it will cover the theoretical, historical and legislative framework of the special education field both in the Cypriot and Greek context, as well as internationally. Finally, this course will cover issues and topics about the current trends in the special education field.

Module Content

This particular thematic course will cover the basic terminology for special education, the most important theoretical models of the special education field, as well as to present the categories of children who can be included in the special education setting. In addition, this section focuses on the rhetoric of disability, as well as to the debate between supporters and defenders of the concept of labeling children with disabilities (on the basis of the scientific and theoretical approach to disability).