Browsing by Author "Twardowski, Andrzej"
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Item Barriers to Social Integration for People with Disabilities. The Polish Experiences(Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2014) Twardowski, AndrzejThe implementation of social integration consists in creating opportunities for the disabled to participate in normal life, providing access to all public institutions and social situations in which fully able people participate. Social integration in this meaning is a long way and numerous barriers are likely to appear. Barriers are all obstacles which make it difficult or impossible for the disabled to participate in the mainstream of social life and to perform socially appreciated roles. The author discusses main social integration barriers of persons with disabilities in Poland: diagnostic, educational, social, psychological, and employment-related.Item Rola rówieśniczego tutoringu w edukacji inkluzyjnej uczniów z niepełnosprawnościami(Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2018) Twardowski, AndrzejResearchers and teachers are interested in implementing best practices that improve inclusion of students with disabilities in ordinary schools. One solution to overcome these challenges is the implementation of peer tutoring as a flexible, peer-mediated strategythat involves students serving as academic tutors and tutees. In this article the author analyzes the following issues: 1) genesis and essence of inclusive education, 2) theoretical basis of peer tutoring, 3) peer tutoring in dyads, 4) peer tutoring in classroom, and 5) conditions for implementing peer tutoring.Item Społeczny model niepełnosprawności – analiza krytyczna(Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2018) Twardowski, AndrzejThe aim of this article is to provide a description and analysis of the social model of disability, and how it has developed during the past 40 years. In the first part of article the author presents the origins and basic tenets of the social model of disability emphasizing its key elements: the distinction between impairment and disability and the phenomenon of social oppression. Next, he describe the benefits of the social model. In the remainder of this article, the author analyze the main weaknesses of the social model of disability. The paper concludes with some reflections on the need to change in understanding of disability.