Methodological Approaches to the Actualization of Professional Self-Determination in Students with Disabilities in the Context of Development of Inclusive Education

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of professional self-determination of persons with disabilities in the context of the transformational processes of the education system in Russia. The work consists of two semantic blocks. The first one provides a social analysis of the trial monitoring of accessibility and quality of inclusive higher education in Moscow, as well as in Belgorod, Lipetsk, Tambov and Tver regions. In addition, the educational needs of university applicants with disabilities in these regions are analyzed. The second part of the article reveals the main conceptual approaches to the organization of a system of professional and career guidance for students with disabilities in an inclusive university. The article also presents results of empirical psychological studies proving the importance of professional self-determination of students of the inclusive university as an integral goal of career guidance activities based on the coherent-synergetic approach developed by the authors.