On State Regulation of the Development of Inclusive Education and the Creation of Special Conditions for the Education of Children with Disabilities in the Russian Federation

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Abstract

The article summarizes the results of the implementation of measures to ensure the educational rights of students with disabilities and special educational needs. We present the results of the implementation of interdepartmental comprehensive plans (for 2015, 2016-2017, 2018-2020) approved by the Government of the Russian Federation . It was revealed that over 10 years, more than 8 thousand kindergartens and more than 10 thousand schools participated in the special events to create accessibility in educational organizations. It was a part of the state program “Accessible Environment.” In accordance with the federal statistical observation form OO-1, in the 2023/24 academic year, psychological and pedagogical support for students with disabilities in general educational organizations was provided by 32466 educational psychologists, 21703 speech therapists, 9530 special education teachers, and 8888 tutors. show that there were 3123 educational psychologist vacancies, 2378 speech therapist vacancies, 1740 special education teacher vacancies, and 1389 tutor vacancies in 2023 in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The article highlights th importance of the Complex of measures for the modernization of defectological education in the Russian Federation through 2030 (dated February 7, 2024, No. SK-1/07vn), and the all-Russian competition The Best Inclusive School in Russia. This article reflects the results of scientific research conducted by the Institute of Correctional Pedagogics, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen. Based on the provisions of the Plan of the Main Events held within the framework of the Decade of Childhood for the period up to 2027, the main tool is a study of the subjective well-being of adolescents, including those with disabilities and special needs. We emphasize the high importance of the Interdepartmental Comprehensive Action Plan for the Development of Inclusive General and Additional Education, Children's Recreation, and the Creation of Special Conditions for Students with Disabilities and Limited Health Opportunities up to 2030. In this article we define the directions of the Russian methodology of inclusive education as the main basis for ensuring the rights and opportunities of any child.

General Information

Keywords: inclusive education; barrier-free environment; children with disabilities; children's rights; set of measures; teachers' qualifications; methodology; tools; educational policy; inclusive culture

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/pse.2024290501

Received: 24.10.2024

Accepted:

For citation: Falkovskaya L.P. On State Regulation of the Development of Inclusive Education and the Creation of Special Conditions for the Education of Children with Disabilities in the Russian Federation. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie = Psychological Science and Education, 2024. Vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 5–13. DOI: 10.17759/pse.2024290501. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

Information About the Authors

Larisa P. Falkovskaya, PhD in Psychology, Honorary Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Protection of Children's Rights, Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: lpfpsi@mail.ru

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