SPED4001 Historical and contemporary paradoxes in special education

    • Emnekode
      SPED4001
    • Studiepoeng
      15
    • Undervisningssemestre
      2025 Høst
    • Undervisningsspråk
      Engelsk
    • Undervisningssted
      Lillehammer
    • Forkunnskapskrav

      None

Emnets innhold

This course provides the history of the field of special education. The purpose of the course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of how the field of special education has been shaped and developed by different perspectives and paradoxes throughout history and how that has shaped our understanding of special education today.

In this course, students will challenge to reflect critically upon how we understand the history and how it has shaped our personal and collective understanding of special education today.

Læringsutbytte

Upon passing the course, students have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Kunnskap

Students

  • have a conceptual understanding of perspectives that has been driving forces in the development of the field of special education 
  • have a comprehensive understanding of how the historical development of special education relates to contemporary paradoxes and dilemmas in research and practice
  • have a systematic understanding of the characteristics of special needs education and emerging differences between countries
  • have a comprehensive understanding of the development of integration and inclusive policies
Ferdigheter

Students

  • can demonstrate an ability to engage in epistemological discourses concerning paradoxes in the history of special education.
  • can critically reflect upon how the history of special education is constructed from different perspectives and how the consequences for how the field appears today.
  • have the ability to engage in critical self-reflection/evaluation about their own beliefs, perceptions, and experiences of special needs education.
Generell kompetanse

Students

  • are able to critically examine historical and contemporary perspectives and paradoxes in the field of special education.
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
  • Lectures and seminars
  • Independent study      
  • Group work
  • Literature studies
Obligatoriske aktiviteter
  • 75% compulsory attendance and participation in lectures and seminars
Eksamen
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Hjemmeeksamen
ECTS - A-F
Individuell
  • Alle
Eksamen

Individual written essay that the students will be working on throughout the course and submit at the end of the course.

Pensum

Emnenavn på engelsk: 
Historical and contemporary paradoxes in special education
Fakultet
Fakultet for lærerutdanning og pedagogikk
Fagområde
Spesialpedagogikk
Studieprogram
Master in Special Education - Practical Skills Transformative Learning
Emnenivå
Høyere grads nivå (500-HN)