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Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education
2021. Vol. 18, no. 2, 90–99
doi:10.17759/bppe.2021180210
ISSN: 2658-3100 (online)

Comparative Analysis of Inclusive Education in Germany and Sweden

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E.V. Tretyak

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Abstract

Currently, inclusive education is the dominant approach to ensuring equal access to education for students with special educational needs around the world. Inclusion entails the restructuring of basic school education, taking into account the needs of each student, and because of this, problems arise associated with the organization of the learning process. This article provides a comparative analysis of inclusive education on the example of countries such as Germany and Sweden, which have different views on how to implement inclusive education for children with special needs.

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Keywords: inclusion, inclusive education, special educational needs, schoolchildren, limited opportunities, spe-cial schools.

Journal rubric: Development of Regional Psychological Support Practices in Education and Social Sphere

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2021180210

For citation: Tretyak E.V. Comparative Analysis of Inclusive Education in Germany and Sweden [Elektronnyi resurs]. Vestnik prakticheskoi psikhologii obrazovaniya = Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education, 2021. Vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 90–99. DOI: 10.17759/bppe.2021180210. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Elina V. Tretyak, PhD in Education, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of Distance Learning, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-2578, e-mail: tretyakev@fdomgppu.ru

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