PEERS POINTS OF VIEW OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF LEARNING AND RECEIVING LEARNING AID

Namen diplomske naloge je bil proučiti vrstniške odnose do otrok s primanjkljaji na posameznih področjih učenja in stališča vrstnikov do prejemanja učne pomoči. V prvem delu naloge so navedena teoretična izhodišča, in sicer zakonodaja, ki obravnava otroke s posebnimi potrebami v osnovni šoli ter tipi učnih težav, integracija in inkluzija otrok z učnimi težavami ter načini prilagojenega izvajanja pouka v rednem osnovnošolskem izobraževanjuin nadalje značilnosti in funkcija stališč in dosedanje ugotovitve na področju vrstniških stališč do otrok posebnimi potrebami. V empiričnem delu bomo raziskali, kako vrstniki v redni osnovni šoli sprejemajo otroke s primanjkljaji na posameznih področjih učenja. V nadaljevanju naloge nas je zanimalo, ali učenci, ki ne prejemajo učne pomoči s sošolci, ki učno pomoč prejemajo sodelujejo, so pripravljeni z njimi prijateljevati in jim nuditi pomoč. V diplomski nalogi smo poskušali prikazati, kakšno je mnenje otrok glede oblik učne pomoči, ki so je otroci s primanjkljaji na posameznih področjih učenja deležni. V diplomski nalogi smo prikazali še, ali obstajajo razlike v stališčih glede sprejemanja, sodelovanja, nudenja pomoči med dečki in deklicami in razlike v stališčih glede na učni uspeh pri slovenskem jeziku in matematiki. Rezultati, pridobljeni s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika med učenci treh osnovnih šol, kažejo, da imajo vrstniki na splošno pozitiven odnos in pozitivna stališča do sošolcev z učnimi težavami. V večini primerov jih obravnavajo kot sebi enake in so jim pripravljeni pomagati.The purpose of the diploma thesis is to examine peers points of view of children with disabilities in specific areas of learning and receiving learning aid. The first part of the thesis provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of the research, including the legislation that deals with disabled children in primary school, types of learning disabilities, the integration and inclusion of children with learning disabilities, implementation methods of special education in regular primary education, the characteristics and the function of peers points of view of disabled children as well as previous findings in this research area. The empirical part examines the peer acceptance of children with disabilities in specific areas of learning in regular primary school. One of the key questions the diploma thesis attempts to answer is: Do students who are not receiving learning aid cooperate with those who are and are they willing to cultivate a friendship with disabled students and to help them? Furthermore the students’ opinion on the different learning aid types for children with disabilities in specific areas of learning is presented. In addition the differences in points of view of male and female students are examined as well as the differences according to the educational achievement in Slovene and mathematics. The results obtained in a questionnaire for investigating the opinion of students from three different primary schools show that peers generally have positive points of view of their disabled classmates. In most cases students with disabilities are treated equally and their non-disabled classmates are willing to help them