Promoting Inclusive Education in Kazakhstan: Environmental and Architectural Aspects

Gvozdikova T. Amandykova D.
2023 Center for Cities, University of Moratuwa

ISVS e-journal
2023 #10 Issue 4 201 - 210 pp.

Inclusive education allows everyone to study under equal conditions, despite limited opportunities and language barriers. An inclusive education allows one to adjust to environmental conditions and become an equal member of the society. It also reduces the risks of isolation from the outside world for people with disabilities. In an organization of inclusive education, the core objective is to increase comfortable conditions for learning in academic institutions, such as schools. This paper examines the issue of improving the spatial environment of such academic institutions, in order to promote appropriate architectural and planning concepts to achieve inclusive education. The objective is to study the peculiarities of inclusive educational environments in Kazakhstan. The study examines private, public and general education schools and gymnasiums. The research was conducted in three secondary schools in Almaty (Kazakhstan). A survey with medical staff, social workers and psychologists was carried out to determine the spectrum of inclusion in the schools. The methods were chosen to comprehensively examine the significance of architectural aspects for inclusive education in Kazakhstan. The paper determined a spectrum of inclusion, and compiled a matrix of compliance with the universal design criteria. It also developed an architectural concept for organizing a comfortable environment for inclusive education. As a result of the research, it has been identified that architectural aspects are fundamental in creating universal design for inclusive educational environments. The conclusions of the study are of practical value and can be used in the development of universal design in modern inclusive educational institutions

architecture , buildings , education , inclusion , interior , school

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Faculty of Architecture, International Education Corporation, Kazakhstan
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