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A Project funded by the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt for Georgia State University to Facilitate the Preparation of Egyptian Special Educators

supported by
The University Partnership Program
Fulbright Bi-National Commission

Georgia State University (Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education), Suez Canal University (Faculty of Education) and Assiut University (Faculty of Education) are collaborating to professionalize the education of children and adults with special needs in Egypt.  This project proposes to investigate the cultural, historical and educational foundations of services to children and adults with disabilities in order to institutionalize long-term professional and family oriented service programs.  Faculty members from each university will join in collaborative efforts to enhance the knowledge and training programs for current and future teachers both across and within their respective universities.  

The project was initiated with faculty from Suez Canal University in Ismailia. The first faculty exchange was held between February 11 and March 2, 2001.During that time the team members spend a great deal of  time in schools working with teachers and students. Since that time, faculty from Suez Canal University have visited Georgia State University and schools in the Atlanta, Georgia area in 2001 and 2002. The Georgia State University team visited Suez Canal University and Assiut University in 2003.

On October 8, 2003 the Project launched the Arabic translation of the textbook, Special Education for All Teachers. The translated book was presented at a workshop of the 14 Egyptian national universities and other Egyptian special educators and parents of children with special needs. News article about the book in the Georgia State University College of Education UpDate (.pdf format).

In December, 2005 the Project sponsored a two-day workshop at Assiut University. The project's final work was the release of the translation into Arabic of Donn Brolin's book Life-Centered Career Education, made available to the project by the Council for Exceptional Children.

Project Resources (reports, proposals, training materials and multimedia resources)

The International Standards of the Council for Exceptional Children that guide our work

This web site will serve as a repository of resources and materials about the project. The site will also provide teachers in both Egypt and the United States with access to information about best practices for teaching students with special needs:

·         Professional Ethics of a Special Educator: A link to the Council for Exceptional Children, an international organization of professional special educators.

·         Professional Resources: Research on Students with Disabilities.