Syllabus/achievement requirements

Obligatory reading

SNE4110 Obligatory reading: 564 p.

Bronfenbrenner, Urie. (1979). The Ecology of Human Development. Cambridge, Harvard University Press. Chapter 2. 26 p.

Goodlad, John I. (1979). Curriculum Inquiry. New York. McGraw-Hill Book Company. Chapter 14. 21 p.

Johnsen, Berit H. (2001). Introduction to History of Special Needs Education towards Inclusion. In B. H. Johnsen & M. D. Skj?rten (eds.). Education – Special Needs Education: An Introduction (pp.133 – 154). Oslo, Unipub. 11 p.

Johnsen, Berit H. (2001). Educational Policies and Debate concerning the School for All and Special Needs Education - National Perspective: The Situation in Norway. In B. H. Johnsen & M. D. Skj?rten (eds.). Education – Special Needs Education: An Introduction (155 – 173). Oslo, Unipub. 18 p.

Skj?rten, Miriam D. (2001). Towards Inclusion and Enrichment. In B. H. Johnsen & M. D. Skj?rten, (eds.). Education – Special Needs Education: An Introduction (pp. 23 – 48). Oslo, Unipub. 26 p.

Smith, David. (1998). Inclusion: schools for all students. Belmont, Wadsworth publishing company. 340 p.

UN. (1991). Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York, United Nations. 15 p.

UN. (1994). Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disability. New York, United Nations. 50 p.

UNESCO. (1994). The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education. 47 p.

Additional individually selected reading

Draft Plan for SNE4110 Autumn 2006 From: Steinar Theie

Draft plan for the lessons in SNE4110 Human Rights and Inclusion (Master of Philosophy in Special Needs Education)

? The theory of Bronfenbrenner

? ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) – an example of assessment and mapping

? The theory of Goodlad

? The concept of inclusion

? Human rights/Children’s rights/ Right for persons with disabilities

? The Salamanca Declaration

? The system in Norway – an example of a national development

? Education for all (EFA)

? An example from Russia:” Implementing decentralised community based services for families and children with special needs. An innovation and competence building program in the Archangels region”.

In addition to this there will be obligatory group presentations: “Laws, policies and trends in a multicultural perspective”

The lessons will be based on lessons, discussions and group work

NB! This is a draft and changes may be made

SNE4230 Obligatory reading: 820 p.

Befring, Edvard. (2004). Research Methods, Ethics and Statistics. Oslo, Unipub – Oslo Academic Press. 250 p.

Creswell, John W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design – Choosing among Five Traditions. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications. 400 p.

Yin, Robert K. (1994). Case Study Research – Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications. 170 p.

Recommended additional reading:Gall, M.D., Gall, J.P. & Borg, W.R (2003). Educational Research – An Introduction. USA, Allyn and Bacon (650 p).

Additional individually selected reading

Powerpoint presentation SNE4110 Steinar Theie now as link from schedule

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