The specific objectives of the project is the Three Strand Implementation of a comprehensive sustainable curriculum for Teacher Trainer Educators and Lecturers (Universities), secondly for Government & State Employee & Policymakers, and thirdly, for NGO in the PC'S. This will foster the right of individuals with special needs to access education, enjoy the right of participation in everyday society and to combat discrimination by instilling awareness and acceptance in society as in line with Bologna Process and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This in turn facilitates the creation of the Access Liasion Officer role at each institution to promote disability access, and the National Special Needs Awareness Day focus via the nationally strategic Action Groups comprised of universities, public administration institutes, Ministries and NGOs.
The project will promote and develop access to inclusive education, to social integration and to non-discrimantion treatment of those with special needs in education in accordance with Bologna Process and UN criteria. This will initiate the right of individuals with special needs to access education, to enjoy the right of participation in everyday society and to combat discrimination against them in society by instilling awareness and acceptance in society.
Principal outcomes and outputs incorporate English for Specific Purposes (Special Needs and Disability) training for all target groups, DECIDE ECTS training, a complete DECIDE Curriculum for all PC institutions (developed with EU-TUNING), a piloting of 8 DECIDE Introductory and Advanced Modules (see Project Content) through Piloting during 2 semesters.
The Quality Plan aspects focus on monitoring and evaluation of the 8 module Curricula, and of both the dissemination/sustainability friendly "Action Group" (who will create the 10 year National Awareness Day in both countries) and the "Access Liasion Officer" (helping students with special needs issues in each tertiary organisation) Strategic Review and the Integration Process of National Students Union Participation.
This is all overseen by a total quality management via project structures and meetings and daily project management.
DECIDE project has the folowing wider objectives:
· To promote and develop access to inclusive education, to social integration and to non-discrimination treatment of those with special needs in education in accordance with Bologna Process criteria and UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This will initiate the right of individuals with special needs to access education, to enjoy the right of participation in everyday society and to combat discrimination against them in society by instilling awareness and acceptance in society.
Specific objectives of the project is
· the Three Strand creation, piloting and implementation of a comprehensive training curriculum firstly for Teacher Trainer and Lecturer Educators (Universities both ped and non-ped), secondly for Government Civil Service Employees and Policymakers (Public Administration Educators) and for thirdly NGO Educators (Non-university teachers) promoting and developing inclusive education, social integration and non-discrimination treatment of those with special needs in education in the PCs. This in turn facilitates the creation of the Access Liaison Officer role at each institution to promote disability access, and the National Special Needs Awareness Day focus via the nationally strategic Action Groups comprised of universities, public administration institutes, Ministries and NGOs.