OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE INCLUSIVE WORKING GROUP ACTIVITY AT THE CHESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Abstract

This article aims to summarize and present the analysis of the results of the studies conducted by the inclusive working group of the Chess Research Institute in 2015-2021. Critical discourse analysis was used as a methodology for this study. The inclusive workgroup that functions in the Chess research institute at the Armenian State Pedagogical University has done a range of studies aimed at exploration of the issue of involvement and participation students with special educational needs (SEN) at chess lessons in 2-4 grades, finding out the attitude of chess teachers to learning chess by these students in conditions of total inclusion, and the effect of chess on the mental development of children with SEN. Analysis of the obtained data unveils the fact that there are still lots of effort to pay to provide equal involvement and participation of students with SEN alongside their peers and other studies are needed.