INTEGRATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN: BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS.
Keywords:
inclusive education, children with disabilities, non-disabled peers, children with special educational needs, integration, education system, boarding school, regular state schools, students with visual impairment.Abstract
The notion of inclusive education is examined in this article by applying for previous works done by researchers and writers, as well as its positive impact on children’s and students’ learning, their social well-being and interaction with their peers, moreover detrimental effects including vision loss, social isolation and discrimination between these disabled children and their healthy peers. Integration of inclusive education requires teacher training, curriculum adaptation, authentic materials and legislative reforms supporting students with special educational needs. The study also highlights both benefits and drawbacks of conducted research on integration of inclusive education in Uzbek schools, and providing alternative solutions to overcome the challenges while its implementation, also offers valuable insights for educational departments, policymakers, school administrations and parents.
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