Special Education in Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisheba W. Kiru

Access to basic education for all students is an essential goal for many countries around the world. Also, as worldwide calls for providing inclusive education continue to intensify, access to basic education for many students with disabilities in Kenya remains a pervasive challenge. Large class sizes, inadequate funding, limited teacher training, cultural perceptions, and lack of disability awareness exacerbate this challenge. In 2009, the Kenyan government put forth a national Special Needs Education policy framework that provides comprehensive strategies and policies to improve services for people with disabilities. Creating advocacy and awareness, revamping the curriculum, incorporating technology, providing teacher training, and improving data collection are some of the recommendations included in the policy framework to enhance special education services and facilitate inclusive practices.

Inclusion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Kurth ◽  
Mary E. Morningstar ◽  
Tyler A. Hicks ◽  
Jonathan Templin

AbstractGrounded in research and federal law, inclusive education is a right and preferred placement for all learners with disabilities receiving special education services. However, most students in the U.S. education system do not have access to inclusive education and few models are available to demonstrate how schools can develop and implement inclusive services. The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes of one such endeavor, the SWIFT technical assistance model, aimed at transforming schools to develop inclusive, effective instruction for all students. Multilevel multinomial modeling was used to predict rates of inclusion over time for a subset of students with disabilities in schools participating in SWIFT technical assistance. The findings suggest schools did become more inclusive in their services, with many students predicted to be served in less restrictive general education placements and others no longer requiring special education services. Implications for inclusive education are provided.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Muhammed A. Karal

The first international declaration of inclusive education through the Salamanca Statement (UNESCO, 1994) underlined the importance and necessity of inclusive practices and recommended that all students should benefit from the same educational approaches in the same environment. In addition to that, growth in field applications, published research papers, the number of trained professionals, and general awareness around students with disabilities triggered the improvement of special education services in Turkey during the last three decades. This article displays a brief history of special education, laws and regulations, the path of special education, and introduces contemporary issues in special education in Turkey. Without recognizing the existing situation and contemporary issues of the field of special education, it is not possible to take steps for planning and obtain better outcomes.


2018 ◽  
pp. 141-163
Author(s):  
Luiz Martins Junior ◽  
Rosa Elisabete Militz Wypyczynski Martins

Resumo Este artigo busca discutir os saberes docentes destacando os caminhos para a formação dos professores de Geografia na perspectiva da educação inclusiva no contexto brasileiro, tendo como unidade de análise a atuação dos professores na relação pedagÓgica com os estudantes da educação especial. O estudo, de caráter qualitativo e natureza exploraratÓr1a, utilizou como ferramenta de coleta de dados questionário estruturado, aplicado com cinco professores de Geografia que atuam na Educação Básica. O percurso da pesquisa possibilitou identificar que, no cotidiano docente, no que tange à prática de uma educação inclusiva, os professores de Geografia encontram barreiras atitudinais, arquitetônicas, comumcacionais e sociais. Ao mesmo tempo, conclui-se que os professores pesquisados manifestam a compreensão sobre a necessidade de construir o fazer docente também pautado na diversidade e respeitando os direitos de igualdade e autonomia dos estudantes como premissa básica para o exercício da cidadania. Palavras-chave: Formação de professores. Geografia. Educação especial. Crossings and challenges of teacher training in Geography: special education in the perspective of inclusive education Abstract Th1S article seeks to discuss the teaching knowledge, highlighting the paths for the formation of Geography teachers in the perspective of Inclusive Education in the Brazilian context. It has as a unit of analysis the performance of teachers in the pedagogical relationship with students of special education. The qualitative and exploratory nature of the study used, as a data collection tool, a structured questionnaire, applied with five Geography teachers who work in Basic Education. The course of the research made it possible to identify that teachers of Geography encounter attitudinal, architectural, communicative and social barriers in everyday teaching, in What concerns the practice of an inclusive education. At the same time, we conclude that the researched teachers express an understanding of the need to build the teaching profession, which is also based on dlversity and respecting the rights of equality and autonomy of students as a basic premise for the exerclse of citizenship. Keywords: Teacher training. Geography. Special education. Travesías y desafios de la formación docente de Geografía: educación especial en la perspectiva de la educación inclusiva Resumen Este artículo busca discutir los saberes docentes destacando los cammos para Ia formaciÓn de Ios profesores de Geografia en Ia perspectiva de Ia Educación Inclusiva en el contexto braslleño, teniendo como unidad de análisis la actuaciÓn de los profesores en la relaciÓn pedagÓgica con los estudiantes de la educaciÓn especial. El estudio, de carácter cualitativo y naturaleza exploratoria, utilizó como herrarnlenta de recolecciÓn de datos cuestionario estructurado, aplicado con cinco profesores de Geografia que actÚan en la Educación Básica. El recorrido de la investigación posibilitó identificar qué en el cotidiano docente, en lo que toca a Ia práctica de una educaciÓn inclusiva, Ios profesores de Geografia encuentran barreras actitudinales, arquitectónicas, comunicacionales y sociales. Al mismo tiempo, concluimos que Ios profesores encuestados manifiestan Ia comprensiÓn de la necesidad de construir el hacer docente también pautado en la diversidad y respetando Ios derechos de igualdad y autonomía de Ios estudiantes como premi- sa básica para el ejercicio de la ciudadanía. Palabras clave: FormaciÓn de profesores. Geografia. Educación especial.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Marcin Gierczyk ◽  
Garry Hornby

The purpose of this article is to review recent literature on twice-exceptional students and consider implications for their education in the context of the trend towards increased inclusive education for students with disabilities. The review focused on teachers’ experiences and perceptions and the school experiences of twice-exceptional students. Fifteen articles were reviewed, published between 2000 and 2020, selected according to a systematic protocol from two widely used online databases. Findings indicated that the implications that need to be considered were the importance of teacher preparation, the need for a continuum of special education interventions, the need for collaboration with parents and specialists, and teachers needing to focus on developing strengths as much as remediating difficulties. It was concluded that twice-exceptional students can be taught effectively in inclusive education settings as long as they are able to access appropriate strategies and programs from the fields of special education and gifted education.


Author(s):  
Nouf Salem Alenezi, Bader Jassim Alqallaf, Hamed Jassim Alsa Nouf Salem Alenezi, Bader Jassim Alqallaf, Hamed Jassim Alsa

This research is a qualitative interpretive case study focuses on the perspectives of (6) students with physical and visual disability who study at college of basic education in Kuwait. It sought to elicit the “voice” of students with disabilities, seeking to identify their experiences of inclusive practice and any barriers to participation. The researchers conducted semi structured interviews. It was processed and analysed through data coding, categorising and emergence of themes. Participants of the current study showed a willingness towards the concept of inclusion with some concerns, which include the cultural, structural, and social barriers of implementing inclusive education. The results of this study emphasise the importance of increasing the knowledge of inclusion and how to deal with students with disability. Overall, recommendations include a need for training courses for the faculty members at the College of Basic Education in the field of disability and inclusion.


2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Silverman Schechter

Students with disabilities, especially those with non-apparent conditions, are entering universities in growing numbers. Yet more and more students are going off to college unprepared to manage their disabilities, in part because their high schools are overburdened, understaffed, and uninformed to identify and support them. A recent survey of students receiving disability supports at one public university revealed that the majority of these undergraduates with disabilities did not receive special education services in high school, instead waiting until college to seek help. Respondents reflected on what could have been improved about their high school experience, and they offered advice to school practitioners as to how to support these underserved students for postsecondary success.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Y. Mngo ◽  
Agnes Y. Mngo

The opinions of general education secondary school teachers in seven select schools involved in a pilot inclusive education program in the Northwest Region of Cameroon were sought. The findings reveal that most teachers in Cameroon still prefer separate special education institutions to inclusive ones. These conclusions contradict earlier research which showed that resistance to integrated classrooms was emanating from beliefs and customs. Teachers with some training on teaching students with disabilities and more experienced and highly educated teachers were more supportive of inclusive education indicating that resistance to the practice is linked to inadequate or complete lack of teachers’ preparedness. Younger, less experienced teachers with no training in special education indicated less enthusiasm regarding the benefits of inclusion, their ability to manage integrated classrooms, and teach students with disabilities. The implication of these findings for future research, institutional support systems, institutional policies, and overall instructional leadership is discussed in this article.


2021 ◽  
pp. 0013189X2098258
Author(s):  
Sarah Hurwitz ◽  
Emma D. Cohen ◽  
Brea L. Perry

Students with disabilities are disciplined at disproportionately high rates, despite federal laws designed to ensure disciplinary protection. We examine the association between disability and discipline using a novel approach, investigating whether behavior problems trigger special education referral, and if disciplinary outcomes change once students are enrolled. Using longitudinal data from an urban school district, we estimate lagged variance decomposition models that disaggregate the outcomes of special education services from the behavioral characteristics that prompt disciplinary responses. We find that (1) ongoing disruptive behavior leads to placement in special education and (2) receiving special education is associated with a reduced likelihood of punishment. Earlier identification is vital in order to treat, rather than punish, disruptive behavior.


Author(s):  
Ceyda Emir ◽  
M. Cem Girgin ◽  
H. Pelin Karasu

It is observed that the number of students with hearing impairment placed in inclusive practices in our country has increased rapidly. In parallel, the need for support special education services to be provided in these environments also increases. Support education room is one of the support special education services offered in line with the needs of the student. The aim of this research is to examine the literacy activities applied in Turkish lessons within the scope of support education room service. This research was designed as an action research. The participants of the research; Three hearing-impaired students who receive inclusive education in the fourth grade of primary school are researchers, general education classroom teachers and validity committee members as support education room teachers. Research data was collected with videotape recordings of real classroom interactions, validity committee sound recordings and meeting minutes, lesson plans, reflective research diary, student products and archive documents. The data were analyzed by the researcher and the validity committee members during and after the research process. During the research process, text analysis, question-answer creation, story map creation and space filling activities were applied in Turkish lessons. As a result of the research, it was seen that the students were able to explain the texts they read, guess the meaning of the words they did not know, use the question-answer strategy, determine the text structures, summarize the text, and place words in the text in syntax and meaning. Research results of the hearing impaired students in Turkey is expected to provide support to the training room to offer programs to create benefits for their perspectives on lessons and Turk. Keywords: Hearing impaired student, inclusion, support education room, literacy activities.


Author(s):  
Elif Akay

It is observed that the number of students with hearing impairment placed in inclusive practices in our country has increased rapidly. In parallel, the need for support special education services to be provided in these environments also increases. Support education room is one of the support special education services offered in line with the needs of the student. The aim of this research is to examine the literacy activities applied in Turkish lessons within the scope of support education room service. This research was designed as an action research. The participants of the research; Three hearing-impaired students who receive inclusive education in the fourth grade of primary school are researchers, general education classroom teachers and validity committee members as support education room teachers. Research data was collected with videotape recordings of real classroom interactions, validity committee sound recordings and meeting minutes, lesson plans, reflective research diary, student products and archive documents. The data were analyzed by the researcher and the validity committee members during and after the research process. During the research process, text analysis, question-answer creation, story map creation and space filling activities were applied in Turkish lessons. As a result of the research, it was seen that the students were able to explain the texts they read, guess the meaning of the words they did not know, use the question-answer strategy, determine the text structures, summarize the text, and place words in the text in syntax and meaning. Research results of the hearing impaired students in Turkey is expected to provide support to the training room to offer programs to create benefits for their perspectives on lessons and Turk. Keywords: Hearing impaired student, inclusion, support education room, literacy activities  


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