Romanovskaya I. V. Problem-oriented institutions activities for disabled adults in the system of lifelong education in Sweden. LIFELONG EDUCATION: The 21st Century.
2013. № 2. DOI: 10.15393/j5.art.2013.2087

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Problem-oriented institutions activities for disabled adults in the system of lifelong education in Sweden

Romanovskaya I V
Instructor at the Department of Scandinavian Languages at Petrozavodsk State University.
(Petrozavodsk)
matveeva.irina87@gmail.com

Keywords:
people with disabilities
special pedagogics
lifelong learning
inclusion and integration
disparities overcoming
special system of secondary education for adults with development violations

Abstract: In this article the problem of integration of adults with disabilities in educational system of Sweden (on the example of the institution for people with low educational training abilities) is considered. The Swedish government has been fighting against disability discrimination by means of supporting social institution activities directed at the improvement of the life quality for disabled and has been trying to integrate them into the educational and social environment already for a long time.
The problem is considered on the example of the institution for people with low training abilities. (särvux). The institution under discussion has been founded in 1970 and since that time has been responsible for the educational policy all over Sweden. The reports of educational commissions and institutional programs served as the sources for information in the article.
The article is focused on the integration of social and educational functions for the disabled training. The advantages of institutions proved by their long experience in the field of the disabled with low training abilities are shown. The positive results were achieved by consistent attempts at availability and flexibility of educational process. The place of särvux is marked as a limited component in Swedish educational system. Given the fact that the educational system in Russia is going through the reforming stage, the above rendered experience may serve as a vivid example of the governmental activities directed at social and state coordination and, hopefully, would help to establish similar institutions in Russia resulting in training availability for the disabled at all levels of education and implement their rights for lifelong learning.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15393/j5.art.2013.2087