scholarly journals Inclusive Education at Primary Level: Reality or Phantasm

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Itfaq Khaliq Khan ◽  
Malik Ghulam Behlol
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Learning Aids ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teaching Learning

The objectives of this study were to assess the impacts of Inclusive Education (IE) Project implemented in government schools of Islamabad and anticipate its practicability for public schools. Quantitative and qualitative methods were applied for data collection. Study instruments were structured interviews, unstructured focus group discussions, and questionnaire. The study revealed that Students with Disabilities (SWDs) carrypositive attitudes about their mainstreaming and promote friendships among them. The accessibility of school infrastructure normally addresses the needs of all students, but curriculum, equipment, teaching, learning aids, and assessment methods need to be adjusted. Principals in the schools have a positive attitude towards IE and suggested the government take more concrete measures toward mobilizing financial and technical resources for the training of teachers and providing them with technological support. Teachers involved in IE practices have a positive attitude for inclusion of SWDs and they proposed that it can be replicated in all public schools.

Students with disability perspectives towards inclusive education at the College of Basic Education in Kuwait: Barriers and challenges: اتجاهات الطلبة ذوي الإعاقة تجاه الدمج التعليمي في كلية التربية الأساسية في دولة الكويت: العوائق والتحديات

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (41) ◽  
pp. 218-200
Author(s):  
Nouf Salem Alenezi, Bader Jassim Alqallaf, Hamed Jassim Alsa Nouf Salem Alenezi, Bader Jassim Alqallaf, Hamed Jassim Alsa
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Visual Disability ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Barriers And Challenges

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.

scholarly journals ESTUDO SOBRE POSSÍVEIS AVANÇOS NO PROCESSO DE APRENDIZAGEM DE ALUNOS COM BAIXA VISÃO UTILIZANDO MATERIAL DE ENSINO ADAPTADO PARA AULAS DE CIÊNCIAS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 306-324
Author(s):  
Camila Maria Gonçalves de Castro ◽  
Giovana Evangelista Alves ◽  
Cláudio Alves Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Life ◽  
Human Digestive System ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Study Type

Resumo: O artigo apresenta a discussão sobre materiais didáticos que auxiliam na educação inclusiva de alunos que possuem deficiência visual. As pesquisas têm apontado carência de recursos didáticos adaptados ao cotidiano escolar dos alunos com deficiência. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um material didático adaptado que se mostrou eficiente e contribuiu para o avanço do processo de aprendizagem de uma aluna com baixa visão no estudo do conteúdo Sistema Digestório Humano. A pesquisa é do tipo estudo de caso e o seu paradigma é do tipo qualitativo. O desenho metodológico incluiu a organização de duas entrevistas semiestruturadas com uma aluna com baixa visão, sendo uma anterior e outra posterior à prática com o uso do material adaptado. Com o presente estudo, foi possível concluir que a utilização de recursos didáticos demonstra potencial positivo na promoção da aprendizagem significativa de alunos com deficiência visual na disciplina de Ciências.Palavras-chave: Educação Inclusiva; Recursos Didáticos; Ciências. Abstract: This article presents the discussion about the didatic materials that help in inclusive education for students with visual impairment. Research has pointed to a lack of didactic resources adapted to the daily school life of students with disabilities. The objective of this paper is to present an adapted didatic material that proved to be efficient and contributed to the advancement of the learning process of a student with low vision in the study of the Human Digestive System content. The research is of the case study type and its paradigm is of the qualitative type. The methodological design included the organization of two semi-structured interviews with a student with low vision, one before and one after the practice with the use of adapted material. With the present study, it was possible to conclude that the use of didactic resources demonstrates positive potential in promoting the meaningful learning of visually impaired students in the Science discipline.Keywords: Inclusive Education; Didactic Resources; Sciences.

What Makes an Educational Augmented Reality Application Good?

2021 ◽  
pp. 124-142
Author(s):  
Mustafa Fidan
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Augmented Reality Application ◽  
Teaching Learning

In recent years, teachers have started to integrate augmented reality (AR) technology as a potential learning tool into classroom activities. The main concern is the quality of the existing applications rather than brand-newness. Therefore, this chapter focuses on the components of a good educational AR application based on the experiences of teachers and to examine the current situation on the integration of AR to learning environments. Qualitative methodology was used in this study. The sample consisted of 24 teachers working in public schools in Turkey. The data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed through the thematic analysis. The results showed that the components of a good AR application in education were gathered under four main themes: “analysis process,” “design process,” “teaching-learning process,” and “evaluation components.” Implications for the design and use of the AR applications in educational settings were also included in the study.

Cambodian Inclusive Education for Vulnerable Populations: Toward an Ecological Perspective Policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob D. Hackett ◽  
Roxanne F. Hudson ◽  
Elizabeth A. West ◽  
Sharan E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
School Directors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Special Education Policy

Abstract Cambodia is a dynamic country in transition and its population is committed to improve an economic, social, and educational system (Chandler, 2008). An imperial legacy and traumatic history involving a genocide specifically targeted at Cambodian intellectual elite continue to affect Cambodian schools with the most impact being felt by vulnerable populations including children from poverty and children with disabilities. An ecological framework of childhood development (Bronfenbrenner, 1992) is used to analyze interviews, classroom observations, and student work samples. School directors (3), teachers (3), students (2), and one parent from three public schools in three distinct provinces participated in this study, providing a broad geopolitical range of Cambodia. First, a review of Cambodian education and special education policy as well as international guidelines for inclusive education is provided. Next, a rationalization for including students with disabilities and children from poverty in the larger category of children from vulnerable populations is presented within the Cambodian context. Themes of key factors affecting the educational experience of children from vulnerable populations include: (1) school and community interconnectedness, and (2) Cambodian historical legacies. Perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of Cambodian practitioners are also key factors, and include: (1) Intersectionality of disability and poverty; (2) two distinct purposes of education, and (3) educators value responsive education. This qualitative analysis surfaces key factors affecting the educational experiences of Cambodian children from vulnerable populations by investigating perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes of various Cambodian education professionals and their decision-making concerning these students. Limitations and implications are provided.

scholarly journals O Ensino de Matemática nas Páginas da Revista Educação em Mato Grosso (1978-1986)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Juliana Stascovian ◽  
Laura Isabel Marques Vasconcelos de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cultura Escolar ◽  
Teaching Learning

O artigo é resultado da pesquisa de Mestrado intitulada Revista Educação em Mato Grosso: orientações pedagógicas sobre a disciplina de Matemática para o Ensino Primário nas escolas públicas mato-grossenses (1978-1986). O estudo retrata o ensino de Matemática sob o olhar da Revista Educação em Mato Grosso - REMT elaborada e socializada pela Secretaria de Estado de Educação de Mato Grosso - SEDUC/MT com o objetivo de formar os professores primários e aproximar o órgão governamental dos profissionais da educação. Ancorado na abordagem metodológica histórico-cultural, a pesquisa fundamentou-se em autores renomados que discutem com propriedade os conceitos de apropriação, cultura escolar, imprensa pedagógica e formação de professores contribuindo para a historiografia da educação matemática. Os dados revelam que além de vasta informação, a Revista oferecia sugestões de trabalho e partilha de experiências bem-sucedidas realizadas pelas unidades escolares, contribuindo com o processo de ensino aprendizagem nas escolas públicas primárias mato-grossenses.   Palavras-chave: Ensino de Matemática. Impresso Pedagógico. Formação de Professores.   Abstract The article is the result of a Master's research entitled Revista Educação em Mato Grosso: pedagogical guidelines on the subject of Mathematics for Primary Education in public schools in Mato Grosso (1978-1986). The study portrays the Mathematics Teaching from the perspective of “Revista Educação em Mato Grosso (REMT),” which was thought, elaborated and socialized by the Mato Grosso State Secretariat of Education (SEDUC / MT) with the objective of training primary teachers and bring the government agency closer to education professionals. Anchored in the historical-cultural methodological approach, the research was based on renowned authors who discuss appropriately the concepts of appropriation, school culture, pedagogical press and teacher education, contributing to the  mathematics education historiography. The data reveal that in addition to extensive information, the magazine offered work suggestions and shared successful experiences carried out by the school units, contributing to the teaching-learning process in public primary schools in Mato Grosso.   Keywords: Mathematics Teaching. Pedagogical Form. Teacher Training.

scholarly journals Kuwaiti Parents’ Perceptions towards Introducing a Foreign Culture into Their Children’s EFL Textbooks in Public Elementary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Mohammad Almutairi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public Elementary Schools ◽  
Cultural Content ◽  
The Government

This study aims to investigate Kuwaiti parents' views and opinions towards introducing native speakers' and international cultures into their children's' EFL textbooks in public schools in the light of recent debates that discuss the relationship between culture and English language teaching. It also intends to explore and discover their perceptions towards the current cultural content being taught in Kuwait public elementary schools. For this purpose, questionnaires were distributed among Kuwaiti parents whom their children study in the government public schools followed by semi-structured interviews to get more detailed and in-depth information about the topic discussed. The findings of this study show that the vast majority had negative opinions and views towards exposing their children to native speaker's cultures for social and religious reasons. One of which is their underlying concern about the negative impacts of native speakers' content on their children's cultural and national identity. However, most of them agreed their children learn EFL through the prism of the international multicultural cultural content to prepare them use the language in different cultural contexts when they grow up. The results also showed that most of them preferred to keep the current ELT syllabus which uses the host cultural content rather than replacing it with the native speakers' one for the same reasons and also in view of growing awareness of the role played by culture in the EFL classroom which propound the nature of the Kuwaiti society of being conservative and cautious.

scholarly journals Ensino de Inglês para Alunos com Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-177
Author(s):  
Ane Caroline Dos Santos ◽  
Fábio Henrique Rosa Senefonte
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
Students With Adhd ◽  
Teaching Learning

ResumoTendo como pano de fundo o ensino de línguas para alunos com Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH), esta pesquisa tem como objetivo geral investigar a realidade e as possibilidades em relação ao ensino de inglês para alunos TDAH no município de Andirá-PR. Como objetivo específico, este estudo busca descrever e explicar estratégias/métodos na pedagogia de inglês para alunos com TDAH no município citado. Alinhadas aos objetivos, o estudo visa responder às seguintes perguntas de pesquisa: (a) Que desafios, se algum, os professores enfrentam ao ensinar inglês a alunos com TDAH no contexto investigado? (b) Que estratégias de ensino são empregadas para o ensino de inglês a alunos com TDAH? A literatura que embasa o estudo se situa no âmbito do ensino e aprendizagem de línguas para alunos com TDAH. Este estudo de caso, de natureza qualitativa, envolve dois participantes de duas escolas públicas no município supramencionado. O instrumento de geração de dados se constitui de observação de seis aulas, três em cada instituição, e uma entrevista semiestruturada, gravada em áudio. Os dados sinalizam uma falta de sistematização e dificuldades metodológicas para a pedagogia de língua inglesa. No entanto, a integração de alunos com TDAH pode trazer ganhos de ordem cognitiva e pragmática. Palavras-chave: Ensino de Língua Inglesa. Perspectiva Inclusiva. TDAH. AbstractHaving as background language teaching to students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this research primarily aims to investigate the reality and possibilities regarding English teaching to students with ADHD in Andirá-PR. Furthermore, it seeks to describe and explain strategies/ methods for English teaching to students with ADHD in the aforementioned town. Aligned with the aims, this study also endeavors to answer the following research questions: (a) What challenges, if any, do teachers face when they teach English to students with ADAH in the context investigated? (b) Which strategies/ methods are employed in English teaching to students with ADAH? The literature that supports this research includes the context of teaching-learning to students with ADHD. The case study, of qualitative nature, involves two participants of two public schools in the above-mentioned town. The data generation tools encompass observations of six classes, three in each institution and a semi-structured, audio-recorded interview. The findings bespeak a lack of systematization and methodological difficulties to English teaching. Nonetheless, the integration of students with ADHD seems to promote cognitive and pragmatic gains. Keywords: English Language Teaching. Inclusive Education. ADHD  

scholarly journals Perceptions of Student Teachers on Collaborative Relationships Between University and Inclusive Elementary Schools: A Case Study in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 274-290
Author(s):  
Rasmitadila Rasmitadila ◽  
Megan Asri Humaira ◽  
Rusi Rusmiati Aliyyah ◽  
Reza Rachmadtullah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Collaborative Relationship ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

This study explores the perceptions of student teachers on the collaborative relationship between inclusive elementary schools (IESs) and universities. Data were collected through online surveys and semi-structured interviews with 50 student teachers studying in elementary school teacher education study programs spread across three provinces of Indonesia, namely West Java, Central Java, and East Java. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The analysis results found four main themes: inclusive teacher readiness, benefits, inclusive education insights, and inclusive education quality. This study indicates that mutually the collaborative relationship between universities and IESs is very important for the two parties specifically, and for inclusive education in Indonesia generally. Broadly, this research implies that, to establish policies and practices for inclusive education, universities, as the primary authority for producing inclusive teacher candidates, must design programs that are relevant to the problems experienced by IESs. Policymakers, namely the government through the education office, must support and encourage multi-relational collaborative relationships with all parties. To date, the implementation of inclusive education, especially the involvement of all stakeholders in developing inclusive education, follows the policies set by the government – the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology – of the Republic of Indonesia.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF SOCIALIZATION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LEARNERS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT AT INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA: A CASE IN THAWABU PRIMARY OF NAIROBI CITY COUNTY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Everlyne Achieng Owuor ◽  
Beatrice Bunyasi Awori ◽  
Syprine A. Otieno
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Educational Change ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Incidental Learning ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
The Government

Purpose: This research aimed at determining the influence of socialization on performance of learners with hearing impairment at Thawabu Inclusive Public Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya. The objectives were to; establish modes of communication that promote socialization in an inclusive environment; establish strategies for boosting socialization to enhance academic performance; and establish challenges facing teachers in enhancing socialization to improve academic performance of learners with hearing impairment. Methodology: The research design was a case study design. Structured questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. Purposive sampling was employed to select the school and learners with hearing impairment while hearing learners were randomly selected. Findings: The study found that: modes of communication among learners with hearing impairment, hearing learners and teachers create social and educational change for improvement of academic standards in the school and narrows the gap between those with hearing impairment and their hearing counterparts. Strategies like family support program (assisting children and families in language learning), family-infant-toddler program, and competent and consistent administration system promote learning. Socialization influences incidental learning of learners with hearing impairment to put them at par with their hearing peers on matters related to both academic performance and social advancement. Socialization makes learners with hearing impairment comfortable, self-esteemed, and self-actualized, hence improving educational performance. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study may help to promote attitudinal, psychological and educational change in all stakeholders for inclusive education to be a success and meaningful to learners with hearing impairment. The study recommends that the government should add specially qualified teachers of learners with hearing impairment in Thawabu among other inclusive public schools in Kenya to help promote socialization and to increase inclusivity of leaners with hearing impairment.

scholarly journals The Readiness of University Professors to Work with Students with Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-44
Author(s):  
E. Asmakovets ◽  
S. Koziej
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
University Professors ◽  
University Professor ◽  
Health Features ◽  
The University ◽  
Personal Formation

The article presents the results of the study of the University professor’s readiness to work with students with disabilities. The readiness of the University professors to work in the system of inclusive education considered by the authors as a complex integrative professional and personal formation. It consists of three interrelated components: cognitive, affective and behavioral. Behavioral is one of the conditions for the success of teaching students with disabilities in high school. In other words, the effective professional activity of a University professor is facilitated by the knowledge of the students’ personality and their health features, positive attitude, acceptance and experience of interaction with them. In the framework of the study, 119 university professors of Russia, Belarus and Poland surveyed. The results allowed to determine the degree of readiness of University professors to work with students with disabilities and, as a result, demonstrated the need for developmental correction of each of the three components of this readiness.

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