Key activities of the department – Official report, May 2006
Abstract of the research and teaching focus of the
Department of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation
(Faculty I, School of Education, UO)
The Department of Special Needs Education and rehabilitation hasunanimously agreed to the following subject in terms of research, teaching, programs, promotion of prospects, and service for the region:
“Educational rehabilitation for the advancement of the individuation and participation of individualswith disabilities/ handicapsor of risk and for the support of their families.”
In terms of research (and in projects of research based projects) this focus is broken down into two main directions:
- Concepts of educational rehabilitation for individuals and families in multi-problem situations – Individuals and Families at Risk
- Social rehabilitation and health promotion (e.g. care) to support the individuation and participation of individuals with disabilities/ handicaps
Focus (in research and in projects of research based classes):
(a.)Analysis of biographicalTransitionsand
(b.)Development of facilities/support for the transitional arrangement at the interfaces
Family – School – Occupation – Retirement
Differentiation of the two main research topics (under consideration of the focus “Transitions” and “Facilities for the transitional arrangement”)
- Educational rehabilitation concepts for individuals and families in multi-problem situations – Individuals and Families at Risk
Target group:
Adolescents and adults with learning and behaviordisabilities
Focus :
Transition: School – Work
(a.)Analysis of biographical Transitionsand
(b.)Development of facilities for the transitional arrangement at the interface School – Occupation
Considering especially the analysis of barriers and resilience factors as well as the development of possibilities regarding the improvement of the participation opportunities in working life
Partial aspects (of research stages a. and b.):
- Concept explanation and description
- Altered life situations/circumstances
- Problem conditions (e.g. Absenteeism, School aversive behavior)
- Biographical disruptions (development tasks as well)
- Milieu
- Peer-group
- Significant others
- Literacy
- Resilience
- Human being- Technology- Fit
- Design of age-basedhabitats (in an aging society)
- Social rehabilitation and health promotion (e.g. care) to support the individuation and participation of individuals with disabilities/ handicaps
2.1Social rehabilitation in the process of aging / in the aging
society
- in case of sensorial constraints (considering e.g. hearing),
- in case of mobility constraints
Focus (in research and in projects of research orientated classes):
Transition: Occupation – Retirement
(a.)Analysis of biographical Transitionsand
(b.)Development of facilities for the transitional arrangements at the interfaceOccupation – Retirement
Considering especially the analysis of barriers (e.g. Literacy) and the development of possibilities regarding the improvement of the chances of participation in the process of aging/ in an aging society)
Partial aspects (of research stages a. and b.):
- Concept explanation and description
- Altered life situations/circumstances
- Problem conditions (biological, psychological, sociological, economical)
- Biographical disruptions (development tasks as well)
- Milieu
- Peer-group
- Significant others
- Literacy
- Fitting: Individual - Technology
- Design of age-basedhabitats (in an aging society)
2.2Health promotion/ Care (incl. the monitoring/consultation of people with progressive diseases)
(A detailed elaboration by the participating researcher is required)