Education of Children with Disabilities as Constructed within a Russian Newspaper for Teachers
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Keywords
inclusion, Russia, special education
Abstract
This study explored the ways in which the varied meanings of the education of children with disabilities were discursively constructed in a Russian newspaper for teachers, the Teacher’s Gazette. We identified three articles addressing issues related to children with disabilities. Based on our analysis, we identified the use of two broad discourses: special education as separate and special education as inclusive. In our discussion of the findings, we point to the importance of giving voice to children with disabilities and engaging with children with disabilities and their families in constructing new imaginings of what education might be.
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Maria J. Oreshkina, Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, University of Scranton
Maria J. Oreshkina is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, University of Scranton, Scranton, USA. Her research interests include exploration of special education and inclusionary practices in Russia and internationally.
Jessica Nina Lester, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Washington State University
Jessica Nina Lester is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Washington State University. One of her lines of research includes the social, cultural, and historical understandings of disabilities and inclusive pedagogies.
Sharon Judge, Associate Dean of the Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University
Sharon Judge is the Associate Dean of the Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University. She has published numerous articles, chapters, and a book in the areas of assistive technology, professional development, and children with special needs. She was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at Moscow State Pedagogical University in Moscow, Russia in 2001.