Curriculum Innovation for Social Inclusion Erasmus Project

Project Title

Curriculum Innovation for Social Inclusion

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Georgia ratified the UN Convention on the right of persons with disabilities in 2014; However PwDs still experience unequal approach and their rights are frequently violated. Low professional competence of school teachers towards working with pupils with disabilities and special educational needs (SEN ) is one of the main factors influencing quality of inclusive education in Georgian schools. Till now no university in the country has an academic program in special education – at the same time there are about 1500 special teachers working in schools- without proper knowledge and academic diploma/certificate. The training program in inclusive education carried out by the National Centre for Teacher Professional Development is an only way for teachers to enhance professional competence in this regard. With existed curriculum GEO HEIs cannot deal with two main challenges the country has towards inclusive education – (1) Special teachers’ proper education – providing them with academic knowledge and diploma/certificate and (2) subject teachers’ low competence towards working with pupils wit SEN – ensuing them with proper education at the university and provide with related continuing education programs. The project is focused on development new academic modules in special education that will be integrated in teacher education program at four GEO HEIS – graduates from the program, future subject/general school teachers will have a proper knowledge to work with pupils with SEN. In addition the certificate program in special education creates opportunities to prepare special teachers with academic knowledge and diploma; short term training programs gives opportunities to school/ field practitioners to refresh professional capacity in inclusive education. And finally strong network of professionals (academicians, school practitioners, NGO/DPO and state agencies) arranged with the frame of the project will create good background for better police and practice.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 903396 Eur

Project Coordinator

IVANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY & Country: GE

Project Partners

• AKAKI TSERETELI STATE UNIVERSITY
• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF GEORGIA
• PHILIPPS UNIVERSITAET MARBURG
• MARIANI
• MOVEMENT ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE
• UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA DIN BRASOV
• UNIVERZITA PALACKEHO V OLOMOUCI