Psychological readiness of university students with special educational needs for future professional activity

DOI

10.2991/ismge-19.2019.45How to use a DOI?

Keywords

students of a higher educational institution with disabilities, psychological readiness for future professional activities, Center of inclusive education.

Abstract

Currently, the problem of rehabilitation, adaptation and integration of people with disabilities and special educational needs into modern society is one of the most urgent tasks in Russia. The article reveals the experience of the Center of inclusive education at “Chuvash State University named after I. N. Ulyanov” (the Russian Federation, Cheboksary), involving such activities as: organizational and legal activities; educational and methodological support for educational process of people with disabilities and special educational needs (due to limited health capacities); personnel training; material and technical support for educational process; comprehensive support for educational process and health protection; psychological and pedagogical support. This study is devoted to the problem and prospects of creating an accessible educational environment for students of a higher educational institution with special needs and disabilities. The article describes the study of psychological readiness for future professional activities of people with disabilities studying at higher educational institutions. This paper analyzes and compares features of psychological readiness for future professional activity of students with special educational needs (disabilities) and students who do not have disability. It presents the results of studying the ratio of motives for educational activity, analyzes the combination of identified motives to study, dominant professional preferences, goals and reasons for education, professional intentions, requirements for future potential work and wages, ideas about future professional activities and difficulties in the employment process, means to improve their professional competence. The authors highlight possible ways toward optimization of psychological readiness for future professional activity of students with disabilities. The presented analysis of the experience of psychological and pedagogical support for students with disabilities at a regional university may be of interest for further development of continuous education and support for people with special needs and disabilities.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nina Grigorieva
AU  - Anna Zakharova
AU  - Evgeni Nikolaev
AU  - Svetlana Petunova
AU  - Galina Dulina
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Psychological readiness of university students with special educational needs for future professional activity
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Practical Conference "The Individual and Society in the Modern Geopolitical Environment" (ISMGE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 232
EP  - 236
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ismge-19.2019.45
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