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SUMMARY:Towards Inclusive Education:  Swimming against the tide of educati
 onal reform? - Professor Martyn Rouse (Emeritus Professor\, University of 
 Aberdeen)\, Dr Natallia Yakavets (Faculty of Education\, University of Cam
 bridge) and Anel Kulakhmetova (Centre for Development Studies\, University
  of Cambridge) 
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CONTACT:Laura Carnicero
DESCRIPTION:Special needs education and inclusion is an important but not 
 dominant aspect of current education reform in Kazakhstan. This presentati
 on will explore why some children continue to be marginalised from schooli
 ng and it will locate the current struggle for inclusion in the context of
  international attempts to create Education for All (EFA). The presentatio
 n is informed by national and international reports on educational inclusi
 on and diversity in Kazakhstan and on research evidence from recent small-
 scale research studies as part of the\, ‘School reform and international
 isation’ project. In Kazakhstan\, as well as in many post-Soviet countri
 es\, children with special education needs are educated within a tradition
 al approach known as defectology. Historically this involved education in 
 residential special schools (correctional schools) or at home under superv
 ision of trained specialists known as defectologists. Many children with d
 isabilities and special educational needs continue to be stigmatised and s
 ocially excluded. There is an argument for changing the framework for resp
 onding to disability from defectology to inclusion\, which is seen by many
  as a new moral imperative. The presentation will consider some of the sub
 stantial and competing forces that are currently affecting efforts to deve
 lop inclusive education in Kazakhstan. It will conclude with some tentativ
 e suggestions for the future development of inclusive education in Kazakhs
 tan.\n\nThe seminar can also be attended online via http://collab8.adobeco
 nnect.com/kazakhstan_seminars
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DM
 B\, Room DMB GS5
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