ABSTRACT

The present study focuses on exploring parents’ views of inclusive education for children with special educational needs (SEN) in Russia. First, we bring parents’ voices to the forefront, exploring their points of view on inclusive education for their SEN children. Second, we deepen the current understanding of what aspects are important– from aparental perspective– in the provision of education for children with SEN in an inclusive school context. The research was designed as an exploratory study, and data were gathered by means of aqualitative online questionnaire. Using athematic analysis, two main themes were identified: parental views on inclusive education for children with SEN and important factors in the provision of education for children with SEN in an inclusive context. The results show that parents’ opinions about inclusive education for their children with SEN reveal obvious tensions. The findings point to teacher proficiency, parental involvement and humanity as being essential to the education of children with SEN, allowing them to evolve and thrive in inclusive school settings. Russia needs to increase its focus on parental involvement in fostering inclusive education and strengthen adequate preparation of teachers to improve the education provided for children with SEN in an inclusive context.

摘要

本研究的重点是探讨父母对俄罗斯有特殊教育需要（SEN）儿童全纳教育的看法。首先，我们将家长的声音放在首位，探讨他们对 SEN 孩子全纳教育的观点。其次，我们加深了当前对在包容性学校环境中为有特殊教育需要儿童提供教育的重要方面的理解——从父母的角度来看。该研究被设计为探索性研究，并通过定性在线问卷收集数据。使用数学分析，确定了两个主要主题：父母对有特殊教育需要儿童的包容性教育的看法，以及在包容性环境中为有特殊教育需要的儿童提供教育的重要因素。结果显示，家长对特殊教育需要孩子全纳教育的看法显示出明显的紧张关系。研究结果指出，教师水平、家长参与和人性对于教育有特殊教育需要的儿童至关重要，使他们能够在包容性的学校环境中发展和茁壮成长。俄罗斯需要更加重视父母参与促进全纳教育，并加强教师的充分准备，以改善在全纳环境下为有特殊教育需要儿童提供的教育。