Inclusion of students with special education needs in physical education

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present phenomena of inclusive physical education from the point of view of needs of students with SEN, teachers from the point of view of support and university PE teacher preparation programs (PETE).Inclusion of students with special educational needs (SEN) in physical education is in Czech Republic still marginal topic, although issues related to inclusive physical education are among key challenges of students with SEN, their teachers, parents and university departments preparing prospective teachers. In the area of support in inclusive PE we present the model of support in inclusive PE (Sherrill, 2004; Kudláček & Ješina, 2008) and in the area of PETE we present of key outcomes of project EIPET (Theoretical knowledge, competence and skills framework).

Keywords

• disability
• adapted physical education
• competencies of PE teachers
• students with special educational needs
• right for education
• inclusion