Given the fundamental scientific, social and political debate about the integration and inclusion of persons with disabilities, it becomes imperative to give the actions towards inclusion, done by parents, teachers, schools, services for disabled, etc. an academic basis, thereby lending the subject matter a credence worthy of its importance to the society.
This Intensive course aims to contribute to an intensive study of the experiences, backgrounds, motivation, strategies and main themes of the concept, given by experts of different countries and different disciplines, by parents and field workers, to a multinational audience of students from Spain, Italy, the U.K., Portugal, and Belgium.
The course will reflect a balance of 50 hour theory/practice (3 ECTS-credits), during 10 days, organised by the host University of Gent (Belgium) in collaboration with all the partner institutions. The host University will be responsable for student certification. The assessment will be designed (or graded) within the ECTS to allow students to gain credits for their participation and final assessment.
All participating universities are invited and offered 2 students places/university.
The location of the intensive programme will be the Sparrenduin-conference center in De Haan at the Belgian Coast, near the city of Ostend. The students will reside in full equiped appartments, where they can provide their own meals.
The participation for the course and the course materials are free of charge. The students have only to provide their travel expences and meals.
The students will have access (free of charge) to the different sports facilities such as swimming pool, bowling, squash, tennis, etc. At the center there are also facilities as a free flow restaurant, a bar, tea room.
For more information about this initiative, please contact the responsable professor at your university. As the number of students is limitated to 2 of each university, each coordinator of the different partner institutions will be responsable for the eventual selection of possible candidates for this course.
Arrival of the students at the Sparrenduin Conference Center
Copmanlaan 2
B 8420 DE HAAN Belgium
Tel : +32 59 23 32 70
Fax : +32 59 23 31 72
De Haan can be reached from Brussels by Belgian railways. In Brussels you can take the train to Ostend. If you arrive in Ostend before 9 p.m. you can take a tram to De Haan. It will take 5 minutes walking from the tramstation in De Haan to the Sparrenduin center. I case you will arrive later then 9 p.m. in Ostend, you have to take a taxi to De Haan. It will cost you ca. 800 BFr.
| 9 am | Welcome-moment |
| 9.30 – 10.30 | Studying within a European perspective by Lieve Bracke, Director of the Office for International Relations of the University of Gent |
| Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Framework of the Intensive Course by Geert Van Hove, Phil Bayliss and Luis Carro |
| Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Ms. Lena Saleh, UNESCO, Inclusive Education and the Unesco actions |
| Break | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Introduction on groupwork for the students (Bayliss & Van Hove) |
Theme of the day: stories of people with disabilities about their schoolexperiences and their experiences with inclusion and integration across the lifespan (with different guest speakers)
| from 9 am to 15.30 | Lectures |
| 16.00 - …. | Groupwork |
Theme of the day : Inclusion in schools
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Ms. Kathleen Mortier (USA) |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Prof. Dr. Pilar Arnaiz (Spain) |
| 13.30 – 15.00 | Prof. Dr. Andreas Hinz and Ms Ines Boban (Germany) |
| from 15.30 | Groupwork by students |
Theme of the day : Inclusion and research
| 09.00 – 10.00 | Prof. Dr. Luis Carro (Spain) |
| 10.30 – 11.30 | Prof. Dr. Phil Bayliss and Ms. Jenny Lingham (United Kingdom) |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Prof. Dr. Geert Van Hove (Belgium) |
| 14.00 - …… | Groupwork by students |
Theme of the day : Stories of teachers
| From 9 to 16.00 | This day is organised in collaboration with the EC project Mentor
(University of Antwerp-Belgium, Dr. J. Lebeer) Teachers will be invited to bring their stories (illustrated with videomaterials). These stories can be questioned and all participants can learn from each others practice. |
Theme of the day : Stories of parents
| From 09.00 – 16.00 | This day is also organised in collaboration with mentor. Parents will be invited to bring their stories. These sotries can be used to learn from each others family-choices. |
Theme of the day : Specific topics
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Mr. Collin Diamond : The Policy of Cornwall concerning Inclusion |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | Ms. Jenny Lingham about her work in a college in Truro (U.K.) |
| afternoon | Socio-cultural excursion to the city of Bruges |
| 10.30 – 11.30 | MS. Inge Van de Putte (Last year student of University of Gent) about inclusion in Australia, seen from the perspective of an European student |
| 13.30 – 15.00 | Prof. Dr. Andrea Canevaro (Universita di Bologna – Italy) : Inclusion policy and practice in Italy |
| 16.00 - …. | Groupwork for students |
Groupwork day; students have to finalise their tasks
| 09.00 – 12.30 | Presentations of the groupwork |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Evaluation of the Intensive course |
| 20.00 | Carrot Soup Group – dinner |
Students have to organise their inscription for the course. From the moment they are accepted, they will get a package of articles they have to read before entering the course. This texts are available in this web: http://www.uva.es/inclusion/journal/issue-01.htm and http://www.uva.es/inclusion/journal/issue-02.htm
The final programme and more information, you will find it on the following web page: http://www.uva.es/inclusion/ic-dehaan.htm
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