A Comparative Study of the Difficulties of the Pedagogical Specialists in the Process of Education of Children with Severe and Profound Multiple Disabilities in Bulgaria and Flanders (Belgium)

Abstract

The article presents the results of a comparative study of the difficulties that pedagogical specialists in Bulgaria and Flanders (Belgium) encounter in the process of education of children and students with severe and profound multiple disabilities. The analysis of the results shows that regardless of the differences in the two educational systems, specialists in both groups face many difficulties, caused both by the peculiarities of the development of the targeted group of children and students, the specifics of communication, behavior and learning processes, but also by some organizational aspects of the implemented support and education. The data from the empirical study can serve as a hypothetical direction to determine the professionals’ needs of additional qualifications and the relevant areas in which they should be supported, as well as a starting point for improving the necessary conditions to ensure effective education for the target group of students.