Study concerning the problematic of special educational requirements and disabilities in educational practices in Romania, England and France

Abstract

This paper is set to analyze the past and present attitudes and mentalities from specialized literature concerning the problematic of special educational requirements and the problematic of disabilities in educational systems from Romania, England and France. Choosing this theme is justified by the context of the importance of Special Psycho-pedagogy specialization and also the relevance of problematic of children with disabilities, in particular children with special educational requirements, a problem which became a priority in the last 40 years for the specialists in the field of education. According to statistics, more than 10 per cent of the population of a country can be affected by one or more forms of disability. Any child may encounter at a certain given time difficulties in learning, adapting and social interaction, so that children with special needs must be a part of the community, to be integrated and supported in adapting them in the educational environment. The purpose of this paper consists in studying the problematic of disabilities and special educational requirements in Romanian, English and French educational system. For reaching this goal we set out the following objectives: the concept analysis and the specific principles of this field; the historical evolution of concepts of special educational requirements and disabilities in Romania, England and France; presentation of statistical data and statistical regulation concerning education of children with disabilities. The scientific methodology of research includes: theoretical methods of historical and documentary qualitative research, comparative analysis, meta-analysis study.