Tillgänglig lärmiljö för grundsärskolans elever placerade i grundskolan : En intervjustudie om pedagogers olika uppfattningar om tillgänglig lärmiljö för grundsärskolans placerade elever

Sammanfattning: Abstract The purpose with this study is to illustrate how six teachers precieves learning environment for pupils with intellectual disabilities who are placed in elementary school. The study take stand from four questions; What are these six teachers opinions about learning environment for pupils with intellectual disabilities? What methods are used to respond to the needs of the pupils with intellectual disabilities? What are the teachers opinions about inclusion? On what basis are inclusion possible for pupils with intellectual disabilities? The study is a qualitative study, based on six interviews with semi structure; Five interviews with teachers, who have experiences of pupils with intellectual disabilities, who are placed in elementary school. One interview with a special need teacher, working with one pupil who are placed in elementary school. The analysis of this study is made with the perspective from the salutogenic theory of Aaron Antonovsky (SOC- Sence of Coherence). The main concepts in this perspective are manageability, comprehensibility and meaningfulness. All the data has been transcribed, and analysis is made from the salutogenic perspective. The result of this study shows that teachers are trying to respond to the needs from pupils with intellectual disabilities. They try to structure the learning environment in their classrooms. Each interview tells that learning environment is a complex concept. The learning environment doesn’t end in the classroom. Corridors, the school restaurant and the schoolyard is also important areas to adjust for all pupils in school, and especially for pupils with intellectual disabilities. Participation is made from adjusted learning environment, but also from social contact, which is an important part of learning. The teachers underlines the fact that the school is supposed to be adjusted for all the pupils who are in it. The school should be experienced with comprehensibility and meaningfulness. This study shows that teachers has got high ambitions when it comes to adjust the learning environment for pupils with learning disabilities. The study also shows that the teachers, quite often, doesn’t get the basis to implement an adjusted learning environment. This study can make a clearer picture of how we can adjust our learning environment for all the pupils who are in it. The learning environment should take stand from manageability, comprehensibility and meaningfulness. That increases the feeling of participation for every pupil, even pupils with intellectual disabilities.