Hernádi Ilona : Prologue.

"The latest special issue of the periodical in English is not without precedent, as issue 1 of 2018 also presented the results of the From Equal Opportunities to Taygetus OTKA research to readers in English. It is always a great pleasure to publish Hungarian research results in a foreign language, as the break out of... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.1

Bánfalvy Csaba : The Social Integration of Disabled Persons: The Contribution of Education and Employment.

The paper is based on the findings of INCLUD-ED ם Strategies for inclusion and social cohesion in Europe from education (2006–2011), a European Union research project. The main purpose of the project was to map educational strategies that might enhance | Hungarian Journal of Disability social cohesion as well as those leading to social exclusion... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.3

Kereki Judit : The State of Early Childhood Intervention and Opportunities for Development in Hungary.

The ways in which early childhood intervention is interpreted create the context in which structural problems may be identified and improvements made. Observing international trends and integrating elements of functioning systems from abroad into the national model in Hungary provides an opportunity to develop a more effectively functioning system for early childhood intervention in this... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.4

Billédi Katalin, Cserti-Szauer Csilla, Kondor Zsuzsa, Papp Gabriella, Perlusz Andrea : A Second Chance with Lifelong Guidance in Northern Hungary.

The Life Path Research and Development Programme supports students living in a highly disadvantaged micro-region in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Without targeted, multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral intervention, these students are likely to be early school leavers and excluded from the labour market. In this study, we present the first results of field research that seeks to break this... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.5

Cserti-Szauer Csilla, Bányai Borbála, Katona Vanda, Sándor Anikó : Narratives of Struggle: Lifelong Guidance and Future Planning Alternatives for People with Disabilities in Hungary.

Our participatory research entitled ‘Carry on! The development of lifelong guidance services supporting lifelong learning through the training of professionals in the field of special needs education and employment’ maps the experiences of disabled students in the Hungarian school system and focused on their networks. We have integrated the results of our research organically into... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.6

Török Réka : The Founding of a Service Centre: The Most Significant Results of the Content and Methodological Developments Conducted by the Kilátó Piarist Career Guidance and Labour Market Development Centre.

The Hungarian Province of the Piarist Order has been operating the Kilátó Centre, an institution that has provided career guidance and labour market development in the city of Vác since 2018. The centre provides work diagnostics, career guidance and labour market services to young people who need special attention and care – with a particular... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.8

Vissi Tímea : ‘Hello, I am here!’: Psycho-Emotional Disablism in the Life Stories of People with Disabilities.

Social disablism and its effect on psycho-emotional well-being is a topic that has been examined to some extent within the scope of Disability Studies (DS). Reeve (2004) suggests expansion of the social model through incorporation of the psychoemotional dimension, which enables a thorough comprehension of disabilities. My investigations have followed this approach by way of... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.9

Csángó Dániel : Social Entrepreneurship in the Context of Business and Disability Studies.

This paper is based on my dissertation ‘Social Entrepreneurship in the Context of Business and Disability Studies’, written for the Commerce and Marketing BSc Programme of the Budapest Business School. From the perspective of Disability Studies, the phenomenon of disability is not intrinsically a medical question but rather one of social and human rights. People... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.10

Svastics Carmen, Csillag Sára, Győri Zsuzsanna : Entrepreneurs with Disabilities in Hungary: A New Solution for Work Inclusion?

Our paper examines the motivations of persons with disabilities for establishing a business venture as a possible solution to unemployment and to challenges experienced in the labour market. By highlighting the results of an exploratory qualitative research project, with a sample group of ten Hungarian entrepreneurs living with sight loss and physical disabilities, we wish... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.12

Dunás-Varga Ildikó : Attitudes Regarding the Education and Employment of Persons with Disabilities.

This study aims to present European and Hungarian analyses of attitudes towards persons with disabilities in the areas of education and training. Previously published data on employment and degrees awarded in higher education also presents a clear overview of the effects of negative discrimination in Hungary. The second part of this study presents the ‘multi-discriminatory... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.13

Keszi Roland : Earthquake in the Labour Market: The Effects of the Artificial Intelligence in the Shadow of the Coronavirus Armageddon.

Over the next ten years, the jobs of many hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and in Hungary those of approximately 900,000 people, will be transformed by the effects of artificial intelligence. This study examines the economic and labour market trends and underlying sociological megatrends that should be highlighted among the processes related to the... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.14

Kovács Gábor : Innovation Trends and the Labour Market: How Do We Respond to the Needs of People with Disabilities?

One of the cornerstones of economic growth in the 20th century, the development of an economy based on innovation, is also currently rearranging social and employment structures with the development of institutions, enterprises and technologies. The strengthening and weakening of economies and the development of various market tendencies will sooner or later also affect the... Read more
DOI: 10.31287/FT.en.2020.2.15