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The purpose of the project is to improve competencies of the teaching staff training future teachers through the exchange of experiences pertaining to inclusive education between specialists from Poland and Norway and to extend cooperation between the institutions. The employees of the Faculty of Education and Psychology are to participate in the study visit in the Polish School in Fredrikstad.During the visit the participants will get acquainted with the functioning of the institution,they will also conduct workshops for teachers and parents,as well as diagnose students in the area of special educational needs.The conclusions from the undertaken study visit and conducted research will be disseminated upon return in the form of research report,meetings with Polish schools,and meetings at the home university.Research findings will be used to introduce changes in training teachers and to implement new solutions as regards providing support to students with special educational needs.
Summary of project results
The main objective of the project is to increase the competence of teaching staff educating future teachers through the exchange of experience between specialists from Poland and Norway in the field of inclusive education, as well as to expand cooperation between institutions in this area. As part of the study visit, 4 employees of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology at the Polish School in Fredrikstad participated in the project. They familiarized themselves with the school''s procedures, legal acts, as well as its infrastructure in terms of meeting the needs of students with SEN. The participants also took part in lesson hospitalizations, exchanging experiences from Poland and Norway. They also conducted diagnosis of SEN students for: ADHD, emotional disorders, behavioral disorders and developmental dyslexia, as well as their family situation and experienced violence, using a standardized questionnaire with high psychometric properties. 100% of the participants improved their competencies and showed an increase in knowledge. Thanks to the exchange of experience between specialists from Poland and Norway, there was an increase in the competence of teaching staff training future teachers in the field of inclusive education. There was also development of professional competencies necessary to work with students with special educational needs, especially those related to working with families, children with ADHD, emotional disorders. Surveys have been conducted among students with SEN in Poland and Norway and compared with those carried out in Iceland regarding their psychosocial and social functioning in inclusive education. Awareness was raised not only among Poles and Norwegians, but also among Icelanders about the need to promote the idea of inclusive education through the dissemination of materials prepared from the research. The host institution provided all the necessary information, fostered the organization of activities. The results of the research will be used to introduce changes in teacher training and implement new solutions in the area of support for students with special educational needs. A research report has been developed and made available on the website of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, which is the basis for the development of a scientific article that will include comparative results obtained from subjects from Poland, Iceland and Norway.
Summary of bilateral results
Further cooperation of a long-term nature was discussed with the Host Institution. The Beneficiary signed an agreement under which the school and the university will increase the quality of education (plans for further cooperation were developed). In the near future, it is planned to consult the obtained research results in order to plan educational activities for SEN students in Poland and Norway.