The government must call together a task force of educators, families and researchers to work toward better solutions for inclusive education as education for all.
Integrating child, youth and young adult refugees into learning systems and supporting their educational achievement is a provincial responsibility, but a national concern.
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Students with disability are experts in themselves and their needs. But we found they are often not consulted by their teachers about what helps them at school.
Teachers can learn from each other and come to see that they are inclusive educators.
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Guided by policy, practice and relationships with students, families and communities, teachers are charged with helping all students thrive. To suggest otherwise is disturbing.
Inclusive education is about far more than accommodating learners with disabilities, but teachers don’t seem to know this.
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As a researcher focussed on African, Afro-Caribbean and Black families’ schooling experiences, I appeal to school staff to understand the importance of the school-family-community partnership.
Universities can support mature students by addressing stigma and ageism, creating a sense of community and adapting programs to suit their multiple roles.
Those who oppose inclusive teaching content often claim to be representing parents’ views. The evidence from a large national survey of parents shows those claims are very wrong.
The process of education should be empowering, participatory, transparent and accountable.
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To achieve quality and inclusive education, Tanzania should prioritise disadvantaged and marginalised children in schools.
PE teachers need better training to ensure children with disabilities have as much access to school sports as their able-bodied peers.
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Inclusive education has been promoted since the 1970s. But research shows children with disabilities are still excluded from school activities and sports in particular
Parents who have busy schedules may not feel as though they can make a valuable contribution to their child’s individual education plan.
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Individual education plans (IEPs) should be created by a team of professionals in collaboration with parents. If a child’s IEP is inaccurate, their learning needs won’t be met.
The South African Sign Language is offered as a school subject from pre-school until the final year of high school since 2015.
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South Africa’s inclusive education policy currently under review must address the hindrances preventing children with disabilities from effectively access education in mainstream schools.
Black teachers comprise just 7% of U.S. public school teachers even though 16% of their students are Black.
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Two scholars of inclusive education explain how segregated Black schools advocated for Black children in a way that’s often missing from today’s desegregated classrooms.