| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 11933 | Part of Term | Semester 1 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Audrey Halpin | Module Teacher | |
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Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Co-requisite |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Content and Activities
1.Policy developments relevant to inclusive education in Ireland and elsewhere; Rights to Inclusive Education & Professional Standards/ Practice;
2. International perspectives of inclusive education: philosophy, theory, researcg and practice;
3. Models of disability and of difference: how these influence
various approaches encountered in education;
4. Human Diversities and intersectionalities: critical appraisal of how diversity groupings are understood/valued in education e.g. race, ethnicity, class, age, religion/belief, language, dis/ability, sexuality, gender and socio-cultural diversities.
5. Teaching all learners; a process of identity awarenesses, relating, understanding and responding in context.
6. A holistic approach to inclusivity in education – learners, teachers, parents/carers, other professionals and external agencies; appraisal of collaborations and of how diversities are valued across school communities;
7. Deficit vs. Strengths Based Approach and interrogation of the concept of ‘need’; everyone’s ‘needs’ and commonly used terms such as 'additional'/'special' educational needs;
8. Personhood and Learners rights: voice, choice, presence;
9. Inclusivity by Design. Universal Design for learning and for assessment. Application of inclusivity in TEG subjects.
10. Relationships for learning
11. The role of the technology education teacher in profiling, planning and teaching inclusively;
12. Contextual analysis and personal histories to identify and navigate Challenges and opportunities
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Kelly-Ann Allen,Peggy Kern: 2020, Boosting School Belonging, Routledge, 204, 9780203729632
- Susan Baglieri,Arthur Shapiro: 0, Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom, 1138188271
- Joanne Deppeler,Tim Loreman,Lani Florian,Ron Smith,Chris Forlin: 2015, Inclusive Pedagogy Across the Curriculum, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 0, 9781784416485
- Lee Ann Jung,Nancy Frey,Douglas Fisher,Julie Kroener: 0, Your Students, My Students, Our Students, 9781416628095
- Matthew J. Schuelka,Christopher J. Johnstone,Gary Thomas,Alfredo J. Artiles: 2019, The SAGE Handbook of Inclusion and Diversity in Education, SAGE Publications Limited, 0, 9781526435552
- Gary Thomas,Andrew Loxley: 0, Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion, 978-0335248711
- Michael L. Wehmeyer: 2019, Strengths-Based Approaches to Educating All Learners with Disabilities, Teachers College Press, 121, 9780807761229
- Debbie Zacarian,Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz,Judie Haynes: 2017, Teaching to Strengths, ASCD, 215, 9781416624622
- Paul Gorski,Katy M. Swalwell: 0, Fix Injustice, Not Kids and Other Principles for Transformative Equity Leadership, 978-1-4166-3196-5
Articles:
- Articles (sourced via DCU library) will be assigned throughout the module each year: 0,
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Other Resources
- 1: Website Publication, Department of Education (and Youth), 2024, Reflections on Inclusion in the Irish Education System,
- 421967: 1, Website Publication, United Nations Committee on Persons with Disability, 2016, General Comment No 4 on Article 24: The Right to lnclusive Education,
- https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/general-comments-and-recommendations/general-comment-no-4-article-24-right-inclusive: 421968, 1, Website Publication, Teaching Council (Ireland), 2020, Céim: Standards for Initial Teacher Education
- https://www.teachingcouncil.ie/assets/uploads/2023/08/ceim-standards-for-initial-teacher-education.pdf: 421969, 1, Website Publication, UNESCO, 2017, A Guide for Ensuring Inclusion and Equity in Education
- https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000248254:
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