Universität Wien

190069 SE Pedagogical Approaches to Cultural Diversity and Social Disadvantage (2024S)

Learners vulnerable to exclusion - taking an international perspective

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 19 - Bildungswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

This course is going to be held in English. Therefore, a good level of English is required.
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Freitag 14.6. und Samstag 15.6. ist als möglicher Ersatztermin eingetragen.

Friday 08.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Digital
Friday 15.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Digital
Saturday 23.03. 09:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum 5 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Friday 26.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Digital
Friday 17.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Digital
Saturday 08.06. 09:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Friday 14.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
Saturday 15.06. 09:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum 6 Sensengasse 3a 2.OG
Friday 21.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

To be able to take an international perspective on cultural and social disadvantages that influence learners’ participation in education, this seminar uses extensively English publications. The whole seminar will therefore be held in English.

The focus will be on challenges we can identify for learners vulnerable to exclusion in a European context and beyond (e.g. sub-Saharan Africa). Cultural and social or societal differences very often lead to disadvantages that have an influence on children’s possibilities to learn, participate, grow and have options to choose from. The Capability Approach will form one theoretical basis for approaching challenges that arise from the mentioned disadvantages.
The seminar will use different methods to look at the in?uence of cultural and social disadvantages on (inclusive) education. Analysing key publications, discussing in groups, elaborating overviews and
working on a podcast are some of the main tools that are going to be used during the semester.

Assessment and permitted materials

Outputs like a podcast, group work, thematical overviews of concepts, and short papers will provide the basis for grading. It is also important to participate actively during the online and face-to-face meetings. Students are required to be present 80% of the whole course. It is also expected that students read and study the seminar literature at home. This will enable us to discuss issues in depth during the meetings.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This seminar will take place in English language. You need to be able to read and understand English research papers and international documents.
We will work with different methodological approaches. During the semester students will be asked to contribute to di?erent working groups in the seminar. The collected outputs will be evaluated according to the quality of their content, relevant literature used and own contributions and conclusions.

Examination topics

Reading list

Abosi, O. (2007): Educating Children with Learning Disabilities in Africa. Learning Disabilities
Research & Practice, Vol. 22 (3), 196-201

Baker Collins, S. (2005): An understanding of poverty from those who are poor. Action Research, Vol. 3 (1), 9-31

Barnes, C./ Sheldon, A. (2010): Disability, politics and poverty in a majority world context.
Disability & Society, Vol. 25 (7), 771-782

Braithwaite, J./ Mont, D. (2008): Disability and Poverty: A Survey of World Bank Poverty Assessments and Implications. (Discussion Paper No. 0805)

Burchardt, T. (2004): Capabilities and disability: the capabilities framework and the social model of disability. Disability & Society, Vol. 19 (7), 735 - 751

Campbell, C. (2010): Disability and international development: Towards inclusive global health. Psychology, Health & Medicine, Vol. 15 (5), 622-623

Dejong, J. (2006): Capabilities, reproductive health and well-being. Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 42 (7), 1158 - 1179

Florian, L. (2019). On the necessary co-existence of special and inclusive education.
International Journal of Inclusive Education, 23, 704. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2019.1622801

Fujiura, G. T., et al. (2005): Disability Statistics in the Developing World: A Re?ection on the Meanings in our Numbers. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 18 (4), 295-304

Grech, S. (2011): Recolonising debates or perpetuated coloniality? Decentring the spaces of disability, development and community in the global South. International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol. 15 (1), 87-100

Ingstad, B./ Grut, L. (2005): Using qualitative methods in studying the link between disability and poverty. Developing a methodology and pilot testing in Kenya. Report for SINTEF (Oslo)

Kedir, A. M. (2005): Understanding urban chronic poverty: crossing the qualitative and quantitative divide. Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 17 (2), 43-54

Kett, M., et al. (2009): Disability, development and the dawning of a new convention: A cause for optimism? Journal of International Development, Vol. 21 (5), 649-661

Lustig, D. C./ Strauser, D. R. (2007): Causal Relationships Between Poverty and Disability.
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, Vol. 50 (4), 194-202

Mak, M./ Nordtveit, B. H. (2011): "Reasonable accommodations" or education for all? The
case of children living with disabilities in cambodia. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 22 (1), 55-64

Michailakis, D. (1997): When Opportunity is the Thing to be Equalised. Disability & Society, Vol. 12 (1), 17-30

Minujin, A., et al. (2006): The de?nition of child poverty: a discussion of concepts and measurements. Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 18 (2), 481-500

Mwacho?, A. K./ Broyles, R. (2008): Is Minority Status a More Consistent Predictor of Disability Than Socioeconomic Status? Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 19 (1), 34-43

Palmer, M. (2011): Disability and Poverty: A Conceptual Review. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 21 (4), 210-218

Peterson, C. A., et al. (2011): Identi?cation of Disabilities and Service Receipt Among Preschool Children Living in Poverty. The Journal of Special Education, Vol.,

Skiba, R. J., et al. (2005): Unproven Links: Can Poverty Explain Ethnic Disproportionality in Special Education? The Journal of Special Education, Vol. 39 (3), 130-144

Tafere, Y., et al. (2009): Key transitions and well-being of children in Ethiopia: country context literature review. Young lives technical note no. 17. An international study on childhood poverty. (Oxford, University of Oxford)

Terzi, L. (2014). Reframing inclusive education: educational equality as capability equality. [Article]. Cambridge Journal of Education, 44(4), 479-493. doi: 10.1080/0305764x.2014.960911

Tomlinson, S./ Abdi, O. A. (2003): Disability in Somaliland. Disability & Society, Vol. 18 (7),
911-920

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