Vaikų, turinčių judėjimo sutrikimų, socialinių gebėjimų ugdymas

Abstract

Straipsnyje analizuojama vaikų, turinčių judėjimo sutrikimų, socialinių gebėjimų ugdymas integruoto mokymo sąlygomis. Atliktas dviejų dalių empirinis tyrimas: kiekybinis, taikant anketinę apklausą, ir kokybinis, taikant teminį laisvąją individualų pokalbį. Tyrimo rezultatai patvirtina, kad vaikų, turinčių judėjimo sutrikimų, socialiniams gebėjimams ugdyti palankesnės sąlygos yra integruojant mokymą. Per didelė tėvų, senelių globa trukdo ugdyti vaikų, turinčių judėjimo sutrikimų, socialinius gebėjimus

In recent years foreign scholars researching social work and mental health problems pay great attention to children's and adolescents' psychological preparedness to live, function and participate in the building process of a democratic society. An individual with movement disorders has to learn to think critically, be able to make decisions responsibly, be tolerant, communicative, and self-confident. Lack of research studies focusing on the development of social skills of children with movement disabilities at length is noticeable. The article analyses the following problem issue: Are adequate opportunities offered to children with movement disorders for developing their social skills? The research hypothesis: in the conditions of integrated education of children with movement disorders more favourable opportunities are created for the development of social skills. The research aim is to reveal opportunities for developing social skills of children with movement disorders in the environment of integrated education. The object of the research is education of social skills for children with movement disorders. Research objectives: 1. To overview understanding and conceptions of social skills education. 2. To reveal the most favourable conditions for social skills development of children with movement disorders. 3. To define obstructions for social skills development of children with movement disorders. Methodological approaches of the research The methodological basis of the research is composed of the approaches that have impacted the development of social skills: • The conception of Reconstructionism grounded on the precondition that societal changes are closely related to educational changes. The proponents of this approach claim that an individual's constructive social activity and responsibility must be educated. According to Ozmon, Craver (1996);[...]