International Journal of Special Education
The International Journal of Special Education (IJSE) is an Open Access added to DOAJ journal offering a wide range of multi-disciplinary topics regarding education and services for individuals with disabilities. This International peer-reviewed journal (published in English) aims to enhance open access for all reporting the growth of theory and practice in the field.
IJSE is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.
2022 Impact Factor: 0.3
Polish Ministry of Science: 70 pts (2024)
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You are very welcome to read the latest research results in the IJSE 38(3) 2023 Issue and earlier issues.
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Latest Issue
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Vol. 39 No. 1 (2024)
IJSE, 38(1), 2024
Published: 2024-05-20
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Latest articles
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Functional assessment, as opposed to classical psycho-pedagogical diagnosis, has been playing a significant role in the new model of inclusive education in Poland, launched by the Ministry of Education in 2020. It is a multispecialty process of collecting data about the child or youth’s functioning in order to design an adequate support plan in the ecological niche of the young person’s school. While the specialist role is well described in this process, subject teachers’ and parents’ roles are still being discussed. Little is known about the possibility of playing an active role in this process by the school’s non-pedagogical personnel. The paper aims to explore this role, which was done in a focus group research. The results are promising: they show a high level of non-pedagogical personnel observation awareness of the children’s functioning and their readiness to learn more about the nature of children’s needs and
play a more active role in the functional assessment process.
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The pandemic COVID -19 necessitated the introduction of distance learning in many countries, including Poland. For teachers and students, this meant a major change and a number of challenges (both technical and psychological) that they had to face. Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their teachers are concerned. The aim of the present study was to find out the opinions of teachers about teaching children with ASD during the COVID -19 pandemic. The study was conducted at a time when the situation in Poland was very bad due to the epidemic and distance education was introduced. The survey involved 276 teachers, 144 of whom worked daily with a student with autism spectrum disorders and 132 of whom had no such experience. The results showed that teachers working with students with autism spectrum disorders were more likely to feel annoyed during the pandemic, less engaged in their work and less likely to help others. Although teachers saw the benefits of distance learning, most felt that students with autism spectrum disorders did better in traditional schools.
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