Features of Information Support for the Inclusiveness of the School Educational Environment in Russia
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The paper presents the characteristics of some aspects of information support for inclusion in Russian schools based on a 2023 study of the inclusiveness of the educational environment in 15% of randomly selected educational organizations in 82 regions of Russia. The study involved 3,054 schools, in which 3,054 heads, 23,578 teachers and 48,060 parents of students were surveyed. The results of the frequency analysis of responses to online questionnaires of heads of educational organizations and parents are presented. According to the data obtained, the overwhelming majority of websites of mass schools (93%) are adapted for people with visual impairments, but only 6% of school websites are adapted for people with hearing impairments. Less than half of schools (48%) use Braille signboards and less than a third (32%) use information and tactile signboards, while more technologically advanced information tools are available in less than 10% of schools or are almost not used. At the same time, the level of satisfaction of parents (excluding the separate opinion of parents of children with disabilities) with information provision is high: 90% believe that there is a lot of information and it is accessible or that there is almost all the necessary information. This fact requires special study.
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Keywords: information support, inclusion, students with disabilities, mainstream schools
Publication rubric: Resources of the Digital Educational Environment in Inclusive Education, Correctional, and Developmental Programs
Article type: theses
Funding. The study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation dated 09.02.2024 No. 073-00037-24-01 "Psychological support for students with special educational needs in an inclusive educational environment of general education organizations".
Acknowledgements. The authors thank M.N. Alekseeva and G.I. Tolchkov for their assistance in preparing the data for publication
For citation: Shemanov A.Yu., Samsonova E.V., Alekhina S.V., Bystrova Yu.A. Features of Information Support for the Inclusiveness of the School Educational Environment in Russia. Digital Humanities and Technology in Education (DHTE 2024): Collection of Articles of the V International Scientific and Practical Conference. November 14-15, 2024 / V.V. Rubtsov, M.G. Sorokova, N.P. Radchikova (Eds). Moscow: Publishing house MSUPE, 2024., pp. 330–339.
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