Literary works including children with special needs

Nika Vizjak (Author), Dragica Haramija (Author)

Abstract

Owing to their inclusion in the education system, teachers often encounter students with special needs during their work. When working with these students, the teacher’s level of empathy is extremely important, however it is difficult to achieve if they are not familiar with how these students think and feel. One way of becoming acquainted with individuals with special needs is by becoming familiar with their thinking patterns, especially their emotional responses. The paper presents literary sources related to the topic, wherein the sources are evaluated, and the selected works are analysed. Besides the method of analysis (protagonists, supporting characters, literary space, literary time, subject, theme, motifs, narrator, structure, and plot), the descriptive method for presenting theoretical starting points and the method of synthesis in the conclusion are also used.

Keywords

young adult literature;literary characters with special needs;understanding special needs;empathy;inclusive relationships;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2023
Typology:	1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph
Organization:	UM PEF - Faculty of Education
Publisher:	Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru
UDC:	82-93.09:376
COBISS:	146103811
Parent publication:	Perspectives on teacher education and development
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	literarni liki s posebnimi potrebami;razumevanje;empatija;inkluzija;ne zaključna dela;Mladinska književnost;Literarni liki;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	Str. 679-696
DOI:	10.18690/um.pef.1.2023.35
ID:	23412295