SPED4004 Participation, marginalization and inclusion

    • Emnekode
      SPED4004
    • Studiepoeng
      15
    • Undervisningssemestre
      2025 Høst, 2026 Vår
    • Undervisningsspråk
      Engelsk
    • Undervisningssted
      Lillehammer
    • Forkunnskapskrav

      None

Emnets innhold

This course is intended to create a bridge between the individual and society by focusing on how disability emerges and the function that the disability concept has within a special education context. Through different theoretical and ideological positions, this course will shed light on how marginalisation and participation occur and is maintained in education and society. The course will provide the students with theories of inclusive education and will emphasize on how critical reflections on participation, marginalization, and sustainability relate to inclusive education

Læringsutbytte

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

Kunnskap

Students

  • Have an extensive insight into how theory can be applied to analyse how participation and marginalisation processes in special education and in society at large emerge
  • have comprehensive knowledge of how categories of disability are constructed and maintained in the society
  • have comprehensive understanding of the relationship between participation, human rights, and sustainability in the context of inclusive education.
Ferdigheter

Students

  • can reflect critically upon power structures in society that causes marginalizing processes
  • can provide critical insights into power structures in society with implications for the field of special education 
  • have an extensive ability to relate issues in the context of inclusive education to broader societal concerns such as human rights, participation, and sustainability
Generell kompetanse

Students

  • can recognise different perspectives related to disability and special education and are able to identify how these perspectives and approaches are positioned in relation to each other
  • have a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between individuals and society and how this relationship produces disability, participation, and marginalization processes
  • have an in-depth understanding of the significance of ethics and ethical reflections as part 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
Mappeeksamen
ECTS - A-F
Gruppe
  • Alle
Eksamen

Group portfolio exam, consisting of assignments given and worked on throughout the course

Emnenavn på engelsk: 
Participation, marginalization and inclusion
Fakultet
Fakultet for lærerutdanning og pedagogikk
Fagområde
Spesialpedagogikk
Studieprogram
Master in Special Education - Practical Skills Transformative Learning
Emnenivå
Høyere grads nivå (500-HN)