Developing Cooperation Competencies with Parents in An Inclusive Educational Environment

Аннотация

This article examines the development of competencies for collaboration with parents in an inclusive education environment. The author analyzes modern approaches to forming partnerships between teachers and parents of children with special educational needs. The paper identifies key competencies necessary for effective interaction with families, presents collaboration models, and practical recommendations for their implementation. Special attention is paid to psychological and pedagogical support for families and the formation of an inclusive culture in educational institutions. Research results show that purposeful development of teachers' competencies in working with parents significantly increases the effectiveness of the inclusive educational process and contributes to creating a favorable environment for children with special needs. Keywords: Inclusive education, parental competencies, family collaboration, children with special educational needs, psychological and pedagogical support, inclusive culture. communication with their parents. Introduction: The profound transformations occurring in the modern education system necessitate expanding METHOD access to quality education for all segments of society. The topic of inclusive education and cooperation with Inclusive education—understood as an approach parents has been studied by numerous local and aimed at integrating children with special educational international researchers. Ergashev, in his research, needs into the general educational environment—is examined the fundamental principles of building gaining increasing importance in Uzbekistan’s cooperation with parents in inclusive education and educational system. However, the effectiveness of emphasized the importance of parents' understanding inclusive education depends not only on the skills of of their rights and responsibilities [3]. educators but also on the establishment of effective International researcher Mitchell proposed the cooperation with parents [1]. This article explores the "triangular approach" for achieving success in inclusive development of competencies for cooperation with education, which focuses on effective communication parents in an inclusive learning environment and between teachers, parents, and children. According to analyzes modern approaches in this field. him, the relationship between these three parties is The objective of our research is to identify ways to one of the key factors determining the effectiveness of develop teachers’ competencies for effective inclusive education [4]. communication with parents in the process of inclusive Uzbek scholar Qodirova proposed a model for education and to provide practical recommendations. developing competencies in working with families of Parents of children with special educational needs children with special educational needs. This model often face additional challenges, including stress and includes the psychological, communicative, and social barriers. To establish productive collaboration professional competencies of teachers and outlines with teachers, they require special approaches and stages for their development [5]. support [2]. Therefore, teachers working in inclusive education must possess not only skills for working with Research conducted by Sokolov analyzed modern children but also competencies for effective forms of school-family cooperation in inclusive International Journal of Pedagogics 274 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ijp International Journal of Pedagogics (ISSN: 2771-2281) education institutions. His findings indicate that with families from diverse socio-economic and cultural involving parents in decision-making processes and backgrounds. Many lack the skills to adapt considering their opinions contributes to increasing the communication strategies to the values, traditions, and effectiveness of inclusive education [6]. cultural specifics of such families—challenges that are especially pronounced in multicultural regions or These studies highlight the importance of cooperation among migrant populations. with parents in inclusive education. However, the issue of developing teachers’ competencies in this area During the research, parents of children with special remains insufficiently explored. To address this gap, needs also shared their perspectives. Among their main our research focuses on developing practical concerns were: insufficient teacher knowledge about approaches for enhancing such competencies. their children’s specific conditions, lack of time allocated for communication, disregard for their RESULTS AND DISCUSSION suggestions, and the one-sided nature of the dialogue. The effectiveness of the inclusive education system At the same time, parents expressed a willingness to largely depends on the quality of relationships that actively participate in their children’s educational educators establish with the parents of children with process, emphasizing the need for teacher-led specia