НОРМАТИВНО-ПРАВОВІ АСПЕКТИ ІНКЛЮЗИВНОЇ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ОСВІТИ

Abstract

The relevance of the topic is resulted from the need to conform current legislation and practices on the rights to equal access to quality education for children with special needs. Regulatory and legal issues of inclusive education were considered in the scientific publications of Ukraine. However, regulatory and legal issues of inclusive general secondary education requires further analysis. The purpose of the work is to research and analysis of regulatory and legal issues of inclusive general secondary education in the world experience and in the Ukraine in particular. The legislative process of providing inclusive education in the Ukraine is determined by international regulations. The international strategy for inclusive education is aimed at realizing human rights to education, forming an inclusive society, transforming educational systems, supporting state strategies for inclusive education, modernizing teacher training, and developing mechanisms for investing in inclusive education. There are fundamentals for individualization of education in the Ukraine. Issues of practical implementation the concept of inclusive education needed to be improved. First, there is a need to amend the laws of Ukraine “About education”, “About preschool education” and “About general secondary education” in terms of the number of working hours of the assistant educator and assistant teacher in upward. Secondly, the changes should be made regarding the size of groups and classes. The children with only one type of disorder can study within the group. Key words: Inclusive education, special educational needs, inclusion, general secondary education, regulatory and legal issues of education.