The Support Educational Commitee Participation in the Pedagogical Approach of an Educational Integration

Educational services are essential to social and economical development of people, mainly to the progress of all sectors of society. Establishing actions that can promote the participation of various social groups is essential to improve their quality of life and building more respectful and fair human rights without any discrimination or exclusion. In recent years, the Costa Rican education system has undergone significant changes due to the pedagogical approach of inclusive education in which students with educational needs may require different support and specialized resources for training and development. For this, the Basic Educational Division of the Center for Teaching and Research in Education, generated a concern of investigating the participation of the Committee of Educational Support in the process of educational integration, thus, determine the functions performed in the educational context, under the rules of the 7600 Equal Opportunity Act for people with disabilities, which is the entity that corresponds to regulate access to education by identifying the support required for students with educational needs and, advice and trains, administrative staff in schools both public and private in the country. In addition, there is also a concern for exploring the role of the Special Education teacher for this Committee, as well as learning the perceptions of teachers and parents about the functions performed by the committee.

SENSORES REMOTOS FOTOGRÁFICOS: ZONIFICACIÓN POR INUNDACIONES EN LAS CUENCAS BAJAS DE LOS RÍOS PARRITA Y LIMONCITO: UNA CARACTERIZACIÓN SOCIOESPACIAL MEDIANTE FOTOS AEREAS Y MAPAS

Usando procedimientos de trabajo con fotos aéreas de diferentes años, se analiza en el caso de la ciudad de Limón el avance del poblamiento hacia áreas costeras sujetas a inundaciones. Una vez diseñado el mapa que muestra para cuatro períodos la información extraída de las fotos aéreas, se realiza-un análisis físico –social de las condiciones  que dan origen a la vulnerabilidad al riesgo por inundación. En el caso del poblado de Parrita, se reconstruyen con ayuda de fotos aéreas, los distintos cursos fluviales que el río Parrita ha formado en un período de toma fotográfica aérea para cuatro años diferentes. Una vez dibujado este documento, se efectúa un análisis sobre las áreas de mayor riesgo por inundaciones, evaluando los aspectos sociales y económicos de la población afectada.  SUMMARY Using aerial photographs of different years, we analyze in the case of the Limon city, the growth population in coastal areas affected by flooding. A map showing four periods of aerial photointerpretation, fieldwork and another sources, gives information about the physical and social conditions of some areas with vulnerability by flooding. In the case of Parrita town, the use of aerial photographs of four periods, make it possible to know the geomorphological dynamic of Parrita river. With this map, we evaluate the risk by flooding, taking into account the social and economical aspects of the affected population.