250363 International Perspectives on Education: Inclusion and inclusive teaching materials in different countries (BS) (SoSe 2022)

>>> Note for students from Ostrava and Örebro within the NEOLAiA cooperation: the timetable below is for Bielefeld students attending the whole block seminar. The joint international activities with interested students from Sweden and Czech Republic will take place on Saturday, 11.6. and Sunday, 12.6. only! More detailed information will reach you via your local lecturers. Looking forward to meeting you!

The aim of the seminar is to introduce the field of International and Comparative Education with a focus on inclusion in school systems in three different countries: Czech Republic, Sweden and Germany.
Knowledge of the functionality of national systems is important in any discussion of (comparative) education so we can contextualize different educational systems. Education is a highly nationalized matter with its characteristics connected to the sociopolitical, cultural and historical frameworks of each country. Therefore, inclusion is understood differently in each country. That affects the school systems themselves as well as the transfer of learning content. Herein, learning materials are of main importance. These are often labeled as inclusive by publishers or content creators, however, this labelling is rarely tied back to a clear theory or understanding of inclusion.

In order to become familiar with international perspectives on education and inclusion in education, we will look specifically at selected national education systems in Czech Republic, Sweden and Germany. Thereby, we gain a deeper understanding on how matters of inclusion/exclusion play out in different educational systems. Based on these insights, an international comparative approach deepens the understanding of specifics, differences and similarities of national systems. In order to apply this knowledge, we later engage with Inclusive Teaching Material as a core element of teaching and learning settings. This ultimately involves the critical evaluation of existing learning materials by the students.

Through the course readings, comparisons and evaluations students learn and reflect about different educational systems and how they are mirrored in everyday practices/materials. Students will gain knowledge of educational systems in Europe in order to (1) critically reflect on the one(s) they are most familiar with and (2) develop a reflexive approach towards some of the challenges different national and local school systems face in general as well as in particular in the area of realizing inclusive education. Additionally, the critical and reflective work on matters of inclusivity within learning materials (3) equips students with practical teaching and inclusion related competencies.
The course languages are partially German and partially English. During our “workshop weekend” we will be visited by docents from Czech Republic and Sweden, so our main language used these days will be English. However, in our joint discussions you always have the opportunity to share your thoughts in German whenever needed. The seminar is a learning space to get in touch with the English language in the academic context.

Studienleistungen/Prüfungsleistungen can be written in English or German.

In dieser Veranstaltung findet ein Platzvergabeverfahren statt. Bitte informieren Sie sich hier über den Ablauf: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/erziehungswissenschaft/studium-und-lehre/einrichtungen/bie/faq-stundenplan/

Requirements for participation, required level

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