Educational Management and Special Educational Needs

This book systematizes the latest findings on the clinical, psychological, and pedagogical features of today's children with special educational needs (SEN) and expands the scientific understanding that characterizes such children. The book develops a system of education and assistance for children with SEN, including children with locomotor disabilities, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and hearing and visual impairments. The book is intended for heads of educational authorities, parents, specialists working with children with special educational needs, psychologists, teachers, methodologists, specialists in the field of inclusive education, and students and teachers in special education of pedagogical and psychological departments of higher education institutions.

Auteur

Tatiana A. Solovyova is Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, Director of the Institute of Special Education; Acting Head of the Department of Inclusive Education and Deaf Education at Moscow Pedagogical State University; Chairman of the Expert Council on the Education of Persons with Disabilities under the State Duma Committee on Science and Higher Education; member of the Federal Methodological Association for General Education; member of Public Council of the Basic Organization of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States for Training, Retraining, and Professional Development of Educators and Specialists in the Field of Inclusive and Special Education; member of the working group on inclusive education and development of the "Abilimpex" movement; member of the working group under the Bank of Russia to improve financial accessibility for people with disabilities and low-mobile population groups; awarded the honorary title of "Professor of the Russian Academy of Education"; awarded the L. S. Vygotsky Medal.

Anna A. Arinushkina is Doctor of Pedagogy, deputy editor-in-chief Lomonosov Pedagogical Education Journal, MSU Publishing House, editor-in-chief of "Pedagogy and Education" journal, and a member of the editorial boards of journals "Modern Education," "Education Management," and "Pedagogical Informatics"; Leading Scientific Associate, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Educational Studies; Leading Scientific Associate, Institute of Special Education; member of the research team "Improving the management system of ungraded educational organizations," "The formation of a quality management system of education based on monitoring data on the state of the education system", "Theoretical and methodological basis for professional development of managers in education system," "Conducting a Monitoring Study of the Needs of Society (Based on Citizens' Appeals) on the Improvement of the General Education System."

Ekaterina A. Kochetova is Chief Scientific Secretary of Institute of Special Education; Associate; Scientific employees in the Laboratory of Education and Integrated Habilitation of Children with Mental Retardation; research scientific employee in the Laboratory of Education and Integrated Habilitation of Children with Mental Retardation, Senior Editor of Pedagogical Informatics Journal, Implementation of professional development programs for specialists of educational organizations, trainings on methodological support of educational processes and psychological and pedagogical habilitation of students with SEN and disabilities; member of the development team for a mobile app for students with SEN aimed at developing healthy habits and a proper daily routine.