Rohanova M. V. Spiritual Foundations of the Inclusive Education and Rehabilitation of Students with Special Educational Needs in Higher Educational Establishments

Rohanova M. V., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Donbas Institute of Technology and Management, The Academician Yuriy Bugay International Scientific and Technical University.

Abstract
The article addresses the distinguishing features of teaching students with special educational needs in the integrated educational environment created within the “Svit Rivnykh Mozhlyvostey” Social Program [The World of Equal Opportunities].
Special attention is given to the realization of the model of the spiritual rehabilitation of this category of students, as well as to the following means of addressing students’ needs in achieving this goal: encouragement of the openness to the future, formation of a new frame of reference and objectives; development of the intellectual and spiritual culture of the individual and the use of innovative information and communication technology in the educational process; and creation of the inclusive educational environment based on the principles of co-operation and co-creativity aimed at overcoming the isolation of these students.
The author describes a complex approach to resolving the challenges of the adaptation of the youth with disabilities in higher educational establishments, defines the concept of the “spiritual rehabilitation”, and discusses the issues of the interaction of educational and social institutions in the spiritual development of physically disabled young individuals.

Key words: spiritual culture, spiritual rehabilitation, physically disabled students, integrated educational environment.

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