EDUC 3: Foundation of Special

and Inclusive Education

LARA JESSA F. MACARAEG

Republic of the Philippines

EDUARDO L. JOSON MEMORIAL COLLEGE
Palayan City, Nueva Ecija 3132
LARA JESSA MACARAEG, RPm
23-year old
Villa Rosenda, Talugtug, Nueva Ecija
Course Description: Republic of the Philippines
EDUARDO L. JOSON MEMORIAL COLLEGE
Palayan City, Nueva Ecija 3132

 This course is designed to equip the pre-service teachers with knowledge and
understanding of the different philosophies, theories, legal bases, and policies of
special needs and inclusive education. It includes the study of typical and
atypical development of children, learning characteristics of students with
special educational needs; gifted and talented learners, learners with difficulty
seeing, hearing, communicating, walking/moving, remembering and focusing,
self-care, and different circumstances. Moreover, you will be provided with skills
in the selection and use of strategies in teaching and managing these learners in a
regular class.
What “word”
can you infer
about the
picture ?
 There’s a beauty in
DIVERSITY!!

World
Diversity
Difference
Variation
Unity
Beauty
Objectives

 At the end of the Chapter 1, you are expected to:

1. Discuss the meaning and significance of diversity;
2. Demonstrate the use of Loden’s Wheel of Diversity;
3. Support diversity as a positive component of the development of relationship, education, and
organization.
What is Diversity (Mor Barak, 2005)?

 all differences that make us unique, including but not limited to race, color,
ethnicity, language, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, gender, socio-
economic, status, age and physical and mental ability.
 includes physical characteristics that obvious and noticeable; beliefs, mind
sets, values, sexual identity, intelligence, personality and others that are not
easily evident or visible
What is Diversity?

 Comes from the Latin word "divertere", which means to turn away, separate,
oppose. (Latin Dictionary, ND)
 Defines it as the state or quality of being different or varied; a variety or
assessment; a point of difference; the inclusion of people of different races,
genders, religions, etc. in a group; the relation that holds between two entities
when and only they are not identical; the property of being numerically
distinct.
What is Diversity (UNESCO)?

 United Nations Educational, Sicientific and Cultural Organization's Guide in

enduring inclusion and equity in Education (2017), define it as "people's
differences which may relate to their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
language, culture, religion, mental and physical ability, class and immagigration
status."
Pros and Cons brought by Diversity

 Allow us to do collaborative works

 difficulty in accepting and
understanding others  Open ups more possibilities to view
and solve life circumstances
 A diverse mix of voices
It is important that we understand leads to better
our differences and master how discussions, and
these could be used to harness outcomes for
tolerance, cooperation, and unity everyone.
that will lead to productivity.

Realization Sundar Pichai

Loden's
Diversity Wheel
Developed by Marilyn
Loden and Judy Rosener in
1990
Loden's
Diversity Wheel
highlighted the significance
of our social characters and
the way in w/c people
develop with the specific
group of people.
How to use the It is used to explain how
group-based differences
Diversity contribute to the individual
Wheel? identities.
Ability and Disability as
Dimensions of Diversity
ABILITY AND DISABILITY

 Ability- to the possession of the qualities required to do something; necessary

skill or competence, or power.
 Disability- refers to the impairements, activity limitation, and participation
restrictions, referring to the negative aspects of the interacrion between an
individual (with health condition) and that individual's contexual factors
(environmental and personal factors).
Dilemma of Diversity

 Being different is an issue in the family, school, and community.

 Women experience discrimnations.
 Certain race are stereotyped.
 Same-sex relations are questioned.
 Children with special needs shunned with the reason that they are not ready to
enter school.
 Children from indigenous groups are bullied.
When we listen and celebrate what is
both common and different, we
Thank
become wiser, more inclusive , and
better as an organization. You!!
Pat Wadors