This document discusses social cognition among children in inclusive education settings. It defines social cognition as the process of understanding and predicting one's own behavior and the behavior of others. Children with disabilities often have delays in social cognitive development and trouble with interpersonal relationships. The document advocates for inclusive education as a way to strengthen these social cognitive skills by providing opportunities for interaction, social skill teaching, and acceptance of individual differences. Implications of inclusive education include developing positive attitudes, addressing financial constraints, training effective teachers, and promoting critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving and decision making skills.

1. WelcomeWelcome

2. Rear-ender of Social Cognition
among Children in Inclusive Set-up
Dr B. William Dharma Raja Bincy Mathew
Head i/c Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Education
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu - 627 012
India
Paper Presented at The International Conference on Inclusive
Education: Education for Diversity 2016 (ICIE2016) . Organized by
the College of Arts & Science, at Abu Dhabi.
From 15-17, March 2016
Organized by The College of Arts and Science at Abu Dhabi University, held on 15 - 17 March 2016

3. Introduction
Main Text
• Inclusive Education - Concept
• Inclusive Approach
• Social Cognition - A Move towards
Differently Abled
• Inclusion - Indian Context
• Inclusive Education - Vital in India?
• Implications
• Conclusion
Content
Implications
&
Conclusion

4. Social Cognition
Social cognition refers to social activities that
helps one understand
and predict the behaviour
of oneself and others.

5. Cont…
• It is the process of thinking about how other
people are likely to think, act, and react in a given
situation.
• If placed in mainstream school and community
would enhance their social cognitive
development.
• Children with disabilities have delays in the
development of social cognition and, as a result,
often have trouble in interpersonal relationships.

6. Inclusive education is embracing all, making a
commitment to do whatever it takes to provide
each student in our class a right to belong, not
to be excluded.
Inclusive Education

7. Concept
Strengthens the education system
Reach out to all learners
Marginalized groups includes:
 Dfferently abled children
 Street children
 Working children
 Children from ethnic minorities
 Children from remote areas

8. Inclusive Education - An Approach
Salamanca Statement (1994)
Education for all
Importance of inclusive education
No segregation and special schools

9. Promote a social Environment
Teachers’ Role

10. Template Use cooperative learning pair students with
peers
Create reasons for interaction and provide
coaching
 Teach social skills
 Provide opportunities for students to
practice

11. Template Foster acceptance of individual differences
and friendships
 Generate platform for creative thinking
 Problem solving and critical thinking
 Encourage leadership skill development

12. Provide visionary leadership
Funding Support
Family and community Involvement
Curriculum Adaptation
Collaboration and Team work

13. Inclusion happens when everyone
feels welcome and appreciated
Inclusion happens when everyone
feels welcome and appreciated

14. Inclusion - Indian Context
Physical inclusion
Social inclusion
Cognitive inclusion

15. Inclusive Education - ??
4 A’s
• Availability
• Accessibility
• Acceptability
• Adaptability

16. Implications
 Develop positive attitudes
 Financial constraints
 Quintessential teachers
 Development of Social cognitive skills:
 Critical thinking
 Creative Thinking
 Problem solving
 Decision making

17. Conclusion
• Integrated development of children
• Mainstreaming
• Provision for all
Inclusive
Education
• Problem solving
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Decision Making
Social
Cognitive Skills
• Equitable sharing of Knowledge
• Develop Skills
• Opportunities
Teachers

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