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SKOLE6250

Special needs education for inclusion and equality

Credits 15
Level Further education, higher degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Individual written assignment

About

About the course

Course content

The course enables students to understand, analyze and deal with complex interactions in school related to children and young people with learning challenges, and how this has an impact on their learning situation.

The course focuses in particular on children and young people who are challenged in reading, writing and calculation, social and emotional challenges and various developmental disorders and physical limitations.

The course emphasizes knowledge related to exclusion and inclusion mechanisms for these groups of students and how to develop the school as a democratic social institution.

Special needs education concepts, early preventive efforts and health promotion, values and legal and ethical issues are also included. In particular, there will be critical reflection related to various dilemmas that come with categorization and diagnosis with the student's best interests in mind, as well as participation as part of the special needs education chain of measures.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student

  • has knowledge of the origins of special education and contributions for students with various learning challenges
  • has an understanding of students with different learning challenges and how such challenges can arise and be reinforced in meeting the school's requirements.
  • can reflect on the teacher's room for maneuver and opportunity for health-promoting work in school

Skills

The student

  • can act in solidarity in relation to students who experience exclusion in school
  • can reflect on the consequences of various special needs educational measures
  • can create experiences of inclusion and facilitate student participation in the school's inclusion work

General competence:

The student

  • has personal competence as a basis for being able to analyze and reflect critically on themselves, on their own values, choices and actions in meeting students with learning challenges and what is in the students' best interests
  • can develop an understanding of inclusion and exclusion processes for students with learning challenges together with colleagues.

Learning methods and activities

The course is completed with three physical sessions. Forms of learning: Lectures and workshops with good opportunities for participant activity, reflections, discussions in small groups and in plenary, exercises, and guidance related to written work. There will be digital meetings focusing on students' work between sessions.

Compulsory assignments

  • Submission of draft for exam text
  • Oral presentation
  • Compulsory attendance

Further on evaluation

Individual written assignment

Passed / failed

All aids are allowed.

Work requirements: Individual written assignment, oral presentation and compulsory attendance in sessions.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Education for Teachers (MPEDLÆR)

Subject areas

  • Education
  • Special Education

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Teacher Education

Department with administrative responsibility

Section for quality in education and learning environment

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Individual written assignment
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Individual written assignment
Weighting 100/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment