Educational Policy and Governance

Curriculum

5 Sections
20 Lessons
3 Hours

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Introduction and Overview – Visions for an inclusive society
The Introduction and Overview contains a presentation of the course and an activating activity through which the participants have the opportunity to discover the dimensions of inclusive governance according to Ebersold & Meijer (2016) and the EU Commission (2018) and to express their opinions in this regard. The course participants also get to know the project partners and can listen to their experiences and visions for creating inclusive societies
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Unit A1: Educational Policy and Governance
The unit Educational Policy and Governance allows course participants to deepen their knowledge of inclusive education and governance processes through key strategic documents by global stakeholders (such as the UN, OECD, UNESCO) and to reflect on regional implementation processes, as well as on their own experience and position. Furthermore, they will reflect on the connection between school quality and inclusive education.
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Unit A2: Changemanagement
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Unit A3: Interning - practical experience
The unit Interning – Practical Experience (A3) conveys insights into the governance of inclusive education in the four project regions through videos by the Tübingen State Education Authority (Germany), the Generalitat de Catalunya – Catalonia (Spain), the Educational Authority Styria (Austria), and different actors working in South Tyrol (Italy).
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Unit A4: Professionalization in the Context of Theory and Practice
The unit Professionalization in the Context of Theory and Practice (A4) encourages the learners to reflect on participation and to formulate an own definition of inclusion. Starting from the reflection on the Actor & Network Maps referred to the project countries, they are called to position themselves and reflect on the respective fields of action, cooperation strategies and needs for improvement.
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Who this course is intended for

This course is free and open to anybody who wants to gain a deeper understanding of how inclusive education is implemented at an international level, peeping out of the own context of action to look for new solutions together!

Self-Advocats
Pupils
Parents’ and Parents’ associations
Teachers
Principals
State Ministry
Upper School Administration/ Department of Education/ Education Directory
Lower School-Administration/ Educational Inspection (Regional)
Educational services
School and teacher management institutions
Teacher education and training institutions /universities and research institutions
Students’ and Students’ associations
Associations related to inclusive education
Welfare institutions
Others

More specifically, if you work at schools, other educational and care institutions, or authorities and institutions of the education system, you will find instructive and interesting content to sharpen your knowledge and awareness of the topic of inclusive education from the point of view of governance and advance your professional development. As a student teacher, you’ll be able to look behind the curtain and get insights into the work of the main actors involved in inclusive education. At the end of the course, you will probably realise that you are competent enough to do your part and boost inclusive processes in the education system. We also encourage the participation of persons with disabilities, their families, and (self-)advocacy groups and consider their feedback of vital importance. When it is about activating and managing change processes towards more inclusive societies, nothing about them should happen without them.

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Educational Policy and Governance

Curriculum

Who this course is intended for

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