The recent social, political, economic, and cultural conditions and the consequent unprecedented scientific developments and rearrangements (e.g. the expansion of knowledge, the positive and negative achievements of new technologies, the globalization of the economy, population growth, intense competition, the strengthening of the individual against the collective, the expansion of living standards, the development of biotechnology, genetics, and neuroscience, the questioning of universal values, etc.) have urgently led to the development of a new perception, a new term, the "Universal Design," to facilitate the individual and social life of citizens.

In the field of education, Universal Design is reflected and implemented in the "school for all" (inclusive school). The new trend of inclusive education refers to the effort to recognize the individual differences of each student and utilize them in the educational process within the framework of the inclusive classroom. Thus, there is a trend towards greater interaction and integration of special and general education, aiming at their creative unification.

We believe that the time and opportunity have come for Special Education to offer and exchange positions, values, and achievements with General Education. With the integration of children with special educational needs into mainstream schools, general education as a whole can be enriched through joint research programs required by the new trend, with new approaches to teaching (e.g. Differentiated Instruction) by new sensitized scientists at a theoretical and practical level, with new organizational-administrative and modern scientific infrastructure.

At the same time, the interdisciplinary nature of Special Education helps in the dissemination of research data from one scientific field to another, with the ultimate goal of developing the strategies and techniques necessary for acquiring knowledge, skills, and attitudes required by modern society.

The texts included are:

Presentations

- Thodoris Stamatakis, Angeliki Gena, "Errors in subtraction during the execution of the division operation by students with learning difficulties in mathematics"
- Adrianos G. Moutavelis, "National research program of differentiated instruction. Students with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms"
- Fotini Polychroni, Alexandros-Stamatios Antoniou, "Educators' perceptions of learning difficulties in primary and secondary education"
- Dimitris Argyris, Stavroula Polychronopoulou, "Junior high school students with learning difficulties in mathematics and inclusion classes"
- Stergiani Gkiaouri, Anastasia Alefriadou, "Detection of executive functions related to the production and processing of written speech in children with learning difficulties"
- Georgia Georgala, Eleni Zegli, Suzana Panteliadou, "Learning difficulties and mathematics: understanding fractions"
- Athanasios Davoudis, Suzana Panteliadou, "Problems faced by students with and without learning difficulties in homework assignments"
- Suzana Panteliadou, Anastasia Chideridou-Mandari, "Learning difficulties and educators: parents' experiences"
- Georgios D.

Sideridis, "Can I conduct research on learning difficulties with 20 participants when I need 200? Simulating population parameters using the Bootstrap method"
- S. Papaioannou, Angeliki Mouzaki, Georgios D. Sideridis, Panagiotis Simos, "The diagnostic test of learning performance (ADME) for elementary school students"
- Anastasia Alefriadou, Eleni Griva, Xanthidou Pinelopi, "Investigating strategies in written expression of bilingual students with difficulties in written language"
- Maria H. Drosinou, "Foreign language and its management by students with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): a longitudinal study at the Agricultural University of Athens"
- Katerina Papakonstantinou, Faye Antoniou, Adriana Karagianni, "The importance of goal orientation for change in performance and interest: an empirical study on the written expression of students with learning difficulties"
- Timothea Zacharogeorga, "Reducing anxiety in a child with specific learning difficulties through the development of positive thinking"
- Theodora - Doretta Asteri, "Revising pedagogical design in light of learning difficulties"
- Nikolaos Melissourgos, Maria Tsarouchi, "Dyslexia, theoretical and conceptual approach - Case study"
- Maria Dimakopoulou, "Strategic interventions in dyslexia"
- Antonis Athanasakis, "Perceptions, emotions, and behaviors of educators towards dyslexic students"
- Anastasia Katsougri, "Rhythm and sense of time for children with learning difficulties"
- Maria Koutra, Alexandra Batsou, "Learning difficulties: theoretical approach - Case study"
- Konstantinos Bliziotes, Georgios Papanastasiou, "Application of lexical activities for learning parts of speech in children with learning difficulties and its extension to improve spelling - Case study"
- Eugenia Barbagianni, Konstantinos Keramaris, "Learning difficulties in dyscalculia. Diagnostic approaches, practical exercises of teaching interventions"
- Iakovos Kalamartzis, Katerina Kalamartzis, "Environmental education in students with learning difficulties"
- Eleni Morfidi, Eirini Mamali, "The connection between oral and written language in poor and typical readers"
- Konstantinos A. Daraes, "Addressing difficulties in solving mathematical verbal problems through teaching analytical processing methods and organizing students into groups"
- Eirini Karveli, Panagiotis Koltsidas, Nikolaos Deligiannis, "Manifestation of loneliness in school in students with learning difficulties"
- Vasiliki Rapti, Stathis Petrakis, "Anxiety disorders in children with learning difficulties"
- Maria Zacharopoulou, Vasiliki Ioannidi, "Educational activities for students with learning difficulties. A teaching example"
- Zoe Krokou, Emmanouil Koliadis, "From word... to sentence... to text. Development of a tool for detecting reading difficulties"

Behavioral problems
- Vasiliki Felouka, "Bullying / victimization among students: identification and intervention (educational interventions)"
- Eudoxia Sakellaropoulou, "Disobedient students in school.

The disruption of behavioral problems in the school environment"
- Dimitris Anastasiou, Tryfon Mavropalias, "Aggressive behavior and bullying in school: three case studies"
- Panagiota Vogiatzoglou, Evangelia Galanaki, "Life in the school class of children with behavioral problems"
- Malamo Dimitriou, Lambros Stavrou, "Early detection test of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children aged 4-6 years (ADHD 4-6)"
- Vasiliki Malama, "Attitudes and opinions of primary education teachers about systematic cyberbullying"
- H. Paschalis, K. Papoutsaki, M. Trivela, "Behavioral problems and self-perception in primary school students"
- Konstantina D. Kapari, Pilios D. Stavrou, "Bullying and victimization in middle school: the role of the school community"

Symposium: Differentiated teaching as a starting point for a modern school

- Adrianos G. Moutavelis, "Giftedness as an educational challenge. The proposal of differentiated teaching"
- Zoe Krokou, "Alternative strategies for the development and improvement of reading comprehension"
- Petros Orfanos, "Flexibility as a basic component of educational practice in the implementation of differentiated teaching"
- Giannis Kosmopoulos, "The collaborative role of parents in supporting differentiated teaching in the modern school".