SPED4004 Participation, marginalization and inclusion
- Course codeSPED4004
- Number of credits15
- Teaching semester2025 Autumn, 2026 Spring
- Language of instructionEnglish
- CampusLillehammer
- Required prerequisite knowledge
None
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
Learning Outcome
Upon passing the course, students have achieved the following learning outcomes:
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.
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
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
| Form of assessment | Grading scale | Grouping | Duration of assessment | Support materials | Proportion | Comment |
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Portfolio Assessment | ECTS - A-F | Group |
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Group portfolio exam, consisting of assignments given and worked on throughout the course