Year of foundation: 2019
Historical background: the Department of Special and Inclusive Education was established according to the Rector's Order № 122-K / V of August 29, 2019 by renaming the Department of Philology and Methods of Primary Education of the Faculty of Pedagogical Education and Social Work. The department is a scientific and methodological center for training highly qualified specialists in special and inclusive education in the Volyn region, which provides training for the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) level of specialty 016 "Special Education". The department is headed by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Kuzava Iryna Borysivna, Head of the Research Laboratory of Special and Inclusive Education; Executive Secretary of the collection of scientific works "Pedagogical Journal of Volyn", a member of the editorial board of the journal "Acta Paedagogisa Volynienses".
14 teachers, including 1 doctor of sciences, professor; 1 doctor of sciences, associate professor; 9 candidates of sciences, associate professors (3 - part-time); 3 - assistants without a degree (part-time).
Teacher - Kuzava Iryna Borysivna
Teacher – Brushnevska Iryna Mykolaivna
Teacher - Hats Heorhiі Opanasovych
1. Adaptive physical culture
2. Special methods of teaching physical education
3. Fundamentals of inclusive education
4. Respiratory gymnastics in rehabilitation work with children which have mental and physical disabilities
5. Clinical rehabilitation management in case of musculoskeletal disorders
Teacher - Matsіuk Zorіana Serhiivna
Teacher - Karabanova Nadia Semenivna
Teacher - Sydoruk Iryna Ihorivna
Teacher - Serheіeva Valentyna Fedorivna
Teacher - Stasiuk Liudmyla Pavlivna
Areas of training / specialty of specialists trained by the department:
The department prepares full-time students in the specialty 016 "Special Education" to obtain the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) degrees.
Bachelor of special education will receive an educational qualification: Bachelor of special education in oligophrenic pedagogy. The bachelor of special education will be able to work in preschool education institutions, special preschool education institutions, general secondary education institutions with inclusive and integrated education, educational-rehabilitation and inclusive resource centers in the positions of: teacher-defectologist (assistant of the teacher-defectologist), teacher-speech therapist (assistant of the teacher-speech therapist), assistant of the teacher-rehabilitologist, educator (assistant of the social educator) to work with children with disabilities.
Master of special education will receive an educational qualification: Master of special education in the specialization "Corrective psychopedagogy (oligophrenic pedagogy)" and professional qualification: teacher-defectologist (Oligophrenic pedagogue. Teacher - speech therapist). The master of special education will be able to work in special educational institutions, general secondary educational institutions, out-of-school educational institutions, preschool educational institutions (with inclusive and integrated education), educational complexes, rehabilitation centers, inclusive resource centers, in the institutions of Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Policy in the position of: special education teacher (special secondary school for people with intellectual disabilities and schools with inclusive education); correctional psychopedagogue (oligophrenic pedagogue) of special educational institutions; speech therapist; educator of special and inclusive groups (classes); primary school teacher for children with intellectual disabilities; educator of preschool and general secondary educational institutions with inclusive and integrated education.
In addition, the department provides teaching disciplines in full-time and part-time forms of educational degrees "Bachelor", "Master" according to the specialties: 012 Preschool education, 013 Primary education, 014 Secondary education, 227 Physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
Cooperation of the department
The department maintains scientific relations with the departments of: National Pedagogical University named after M. Drahomanov, Donbass State Pedagogical University, Uman State Pedagogical University named after Pavlo Tychyna, Drohobych State Pedagogical University named after Ivan Franko, as well as cooperates with the Volyn Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education, Lutsk Pedagogical College, inclusive resource center, special educational centers and special educational institutions of Volyn, Lviv regions and others. Constant work on raising the scientific and professional level, creative search, introduction of pedagogical innovations provides a high level of training for bachelors and masters of special education.
Address of the department of special and inclusive education, faculty of pedagogical education and social work, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University: