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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2021. Vol. 10, no. 2, 183–220
doi:10.17759/cpse.2021100211
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

The Lived Experience with Inclusive Education: A Case Study of a Teenager with Diabetes, His Mother, and His Teacher

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D. Sedlackova, J. Kantor

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Abstract

The project aimed to understand the lived experience with inclusive education in the case of a secondary school student with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1), his mother and a teacher. Data collected by semi-structured interviews were analyzed by van Manen's thematic analyses of lived experience, whereas three significant themes were identified. Firstly, the quality of communication between school and parents; secondly, the level of empathy, understanding and helpfulness, and thirdly, collaboration between colleagues. Research shows the necessity to expand the education of teachers on the issue of special needs of learners with chronic diseases and extend the educational goals to psychological factors associated with their increased emotional burden. Mutual collaboration of all participants and self-reflection of teachers, supporting good peer relationships and positive school climate is essential.

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Keywords: inclusive education, disability, special educational needs, lived experience, chronic disease, diabetes, risk factors, hidden disability

Journal rubric: Applied Research

Article type: review article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2021100211

Funding. This research was supported and financed from the project “Výzkum inkluze osob se speciálními potřebami” [Research of inclusion of persons with special needs]: IGA_PdF_2020_028

For citation: Sedlackova D., Kantor J. The Lived Experience with Inclusive Education: A Case Study of a Teenager with Diabetes, His Mother, and His Teacher [Elektronnyi resurs]. Klinicheskaia i spetsial'naia psikhologiia = Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 2021. Vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 183–220. DOI: 10.17759/cpse.2021100211.

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Information About the Authors

Dagmar Sedlackova, PhD, PhD student (Special pedagogy), Mgr., associate professor, The Institute of Special Education Studies, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7221-3724, e-mail: dagmar.sedlackova01@upol.cz

Jiri Kantor, PhD, associate professor, The Institute of Special Education Studies, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-3408, e-mail: jiri.kantor@upol.cz

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