Professional paper

Schooling of children with disabilities

Željka Karin ; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo SDŽ

Abstract

Children with developmental disabilities must have access to free, regular elementary and middle schooling, with adequate educational support. School medicine specialist in cooperation with other experts (e.g. pedagogue, psychologist, defectologist etc.) determines the psychosomatic profile of the disabled person, advises about
the most appropriate, individualized curriculum and educational support with general health improvement. During the psychosomatic assessment of preschool children for 2015/16 school year in Split-Dalmatian
County, the enrolment was postponed for 8.23% of the examined. Some developmental disability had 1.36%, of the school children attending a
preset, appropriate program, defined by the County authorities. Majority (73.33%) of the pupils were later matriculated to a 3-year, and 26.67% to a 4-year vocational colleges. Croatian national framework curriculum provides equal opportunities for handicapped pupils to participate in the educational process in accordance with their capabilities together with their peers, with professional, familial and societal support,
assuming they can develop proper potentials in accordance with their learning (cognitive, affective, motivational, social) requirements.

Keywords

children with disabilities; educational support; school and university medicine

Hrčak ID:

170443

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/170443

Publication date:

13.12.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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