ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 deals with the theoretical basis for the following research. Values and culture are strongly interconnected areas. For the specifics of the work of the Chinese and especially in the Tibetan environment, it was necessary to also describe the cultural environment in the area. On the basis of the investigation and analysis of knowledge about people’s attitudes towards education and the choice of educational value, basic methods are required to answer the questions raised in the research. Cultural hierarchy theory is a theoretical perspective and logical analytical tool of the research. It is used to analyse the source and level of education of teenagers with a disability that needs to be understood on a certain cultural basis and under certain social conditions, and the basic logic of the historic culture of the judgement of educational value. Crucial theories of intervention in special education, cultural hierarchy and culture are described as a background for the next step – research activities.
