Investigating inclusive practice in international schooling: a case study of two schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 147524092110592
Author(s):  
Hendra Y Agustian
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
International Schools ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Admission Policies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Education Needs

Although the underlying principles and the founding history of international schools supposedly advocate the notions of providing equal opportunities, catering for diversity, and promoting global citizenship, the dimensions of inclusive education might not be self-evident. Findings from this qualitative case study show that the understanding of inclusion in the context of international schools goes beyond disabilities and special education needs. Several approaches to evolving inclusive practice are highlighted. However, there are tensions between different stakeholders of international schools in defining inclusion; between the rhetoric of inclusion found in school documents and the reality, and between the original philosophy of international education and schools’ admission policies.

scholarly journals AN INVESTIGATION OF SCHOOL-BASED CHALLENGES FACING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MALAWI: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ZOMBA DISTRICT

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-47
Author(s):  
Grames Chirwa ◽  
Francis Lingolwe ◽  
Devika Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Education Science

Purpose: This study sought to investigate the challenges which schools are facing in implementing inclusive education in mainstream primary schools in Zomba district. Methodology: Qualitative research method which employed a case study design was used. Thirty-four participants were involved in this study. These were purposely sampled. Data was collected through interviews, documents review and classroom lesson observations to provide methodological triangulation. Data was analyzed using thematic content analysis method inductively. Results: The results of the study indicated that the implementation of inclusive education is facing a number of challenges such as ineffective orientation of head teachers and teachers to inclusive education, unavailability of teaching and learning materials for special needs learners in the mainstream schools, lack of special needs specialist teachers and lack of infrastructure suitable for the diverse special education needs learners.   Unique contribution to theory and practice: The study recommended, that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology officers, that is the District Education Managers and the Primary Education Advisors involved in the implementation of inclusive education need to ensure that there is effective orientation training of the head-teachers teachers and teachers on inclusive education. The Ministry of education, Science and Technology should provide teaching and learning materials for the special education needs learners in the mainstream schools.

A CASE STUDY IN STEM EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Ghergulescu ◽  
Arghir-Nicolae Moldovan ◽  
Marilena Bratu ◽  
Cristina Hava Muntean ◽  
Gabriel-Miro Muntean
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs

‘[W]e Find Families for Children, Not Children for Families’: An Incident in the Long and Unhappy History of Relations between Social Workers and Adoptive Parents

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Quartly
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Adoptive Parent ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Australian State ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of

Relatively little work on adoption focuses on the role of social workers. This article gives an account of the conflict between social workers and prospective adoptive parents which developed in Australia in the 1970s, taking as a case study the conflicting roles of adoptive parent advocates and professional social workers within the Standing Committee on Adoption in the Australian state of Victoria. Its overarching concern lies with the historical attitudes of the social work profession towards adoption, both domestic and intercountry, as these have changed from an embrace of both adoption and adoptive parents to mutual alienation. It concludes that the inclusive practice of radical social work could only briefly contain contesting client groups.

Assessment and Culturally Relevant Inclusive Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 228-245
Author(s):  
Angi Stone-MacDonald ◽  
Japhari Robert Shehaghilo
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Special Needs Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
Culturally Relevant Practices ◽  
Theory Research

In this chapter, the authors will describe a case study that illuminates assessment, identification, and inclusive educational practices in Tanzania. The key purposes of this chapter are to briefly describe the history of special needs education and policies and assessment practices in Tanzania, to examine how one non-governmental organization project uses culturally relevant assessment and inclusive education to support assessment and education of children in Tanzania, and to offer lessons learned from this study on how assessment and teacher preparation can support inclusive practices and teacher education in Tanzania and other similar locations. This chapter incorporates assessment theory, research in the field, and an understanding of culturally relevant practices drawn from the authors' practical work in the field and Tanzania. This chapter will add to the limited scholarly literature on assessment in inclusive education in Tanzania, while also offering research to practice solutions for teachers and teacher educators in the field.

Barriers and Enablers to Inclusive Education in Mauritius: Perceptions of Secondary School Educational Practitioners

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-120
Author(s):  
Nazia Abdoula-Dhuny
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Academic Profile

Advocated as an educational philosophy to tackle exclusion, inclusive education (IE) is now a worldwide trend. Despite the well-acknowledged benefits of inclusion, educational practitioners have several difficulties which act as significant setbacks in operationalising inclusion in practice. Given its novelty in Mauritius, IE implementation is not fully understood. The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of secondary school educational practitioners on certain aspects of inclusive education, namely the academic profile of students with special education needs encountered by secondary school educators and rectors, the difficulties faced when dealing with them, and the barriers and enablers to inclusive education. It involved a quantitative descriptive research design. Data were collected from 588 secondary educators and 42 rectors using a specifically designed questionnaire. Following the analysis of data, respondents confirmed the presence of children with special education needs in their classrooms. While respondents indicated that the majority of students with special education needs had an academic profile of the same level of age-matched peers, they reported difficulties encountered with these learners in terms of deficits in attention, participation and behavioural problems. The main barriers identified were the lack of training in special education and the lack of proper infrastructure. Findings revealed training and knowledge in special education, the availability of proper infrastructure, support in terms of teaching aids, specialised equipment and teaching assistants as the main enabling factors. Training is therefore recommended to build competency of educators and rectors in inclusive practices. Appropriate infrastructure and support in terms of educational materials and support personnel should also be provided.

scholarly journals Intersectionality: A pathway towards inclusive education?

Prospects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Edvina Bešić
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Current System ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Social Opportunities ◽  
Education Needs

AbstractThis article aligns with recent international approaches to inclusive education and argues for a broadened understanding of the term, specifically in the context of Austria, which currently focuses only on children with disabilities. The article not only sets out the thesis of intersectionality, but calls for the adoption of an intersectional lens in inclusive education in order to identify the interaction of multiple factors that lead to discriminatory processes in schools towards different student groups. Inclusive education means opening access to a wide range of educational and social opportunities for all children, not only those with disabilities or identified special education needs. The current system, in which children possess one identity marker, does not provide the support children need. Furthermore, it also reinforces inequalities not only within the education system, but also within society at large.

Inclusive Education Teachers—Strategies of Working Collaboratively With Parents of Children With Special Educational Needs in Macau

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-207
Author(s):  
Shun Wing Ng ◽  
Yee Wan Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Special Education Needs ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Quality Learning ◽  
Education Process

Education for learners with special education needs has become one of the major concerns of education policies in every corner of the world. In Macau, however, the transformation of schools into inclusive environments is reported to be slow because many teachers in Macau have not accepted the key values of inclusive education and possess little knowledge of their responsibilities as inclusive education teachers. Despite being nonempirical, the aim of this article is twofold: to inform inclusive education teachers, especially those in Macau and other developing regions, of the necessary knowledge, skills and strategies of working collaboratively with parents of children with SEN and provide policy makers concerned with practical ideas of designing effective professional development programmes for teachers working in the inclusive environment. The ultimate aim is to ensure that children with SEN benefit from an education process that includes quality learning opportunities.

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