Learning to see invisible children : inclusion of children with disabilities in central Asia / edited by Kate Lapham and Martyn Rose.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lapham, Kate.

Rouse, Martyn

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Education--Asia, Central.

Children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Education.

Central Asia.

Physical Description:

viii,192 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Open Society Foundations, 2013.

Summary:

The path to inclusion for children with disabilities and other special education needs is long and complex. It has been claimed that inclusion is not a destination, but a process of increasing participation and reducing exclusion from the culture, curriculum and community of mainstream schools. This volume chronicles the journey toward greater inclusion of children with disabilities in Central Asia. Setting out upon this journey is an acknowledged policy goal in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan so that all children are to participate in education, but it raises many questions and quandaries. It stirs the ghosts of social norms and traditions from the past that differ from place to place, even within the former Soviet Union. Central Asia presents particular challenges because of the economic, social, political and educational upheaval and disruption that has affected the region in the past two decades. These six cases studies document the progress and challenges along the way through the stories of specific children, families, schools, and organizations across the region with the goal of keeping inclusion on policy agendas and in public discourses. It is a resource for scholars of the region, education researchers, and practitioners alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Kate Lapham and Martyn Rouse

Tradition, stigma, and inclusion: overcoming obstacles to educational access in Tajikistan / Benjamin Gatling and Manzura Juraeva

Out of the shadows: the work of parents in inclusive education in Tajikistan / Christopher M. Whitsel and Shodibek Kodirov

Parent activism in Kazakhstan: the promotion of autistic children's educational rights by the Ashyk Alem Foundation / Mariana Markova and Dilara Sultanalieva

Fools rush in: a path to inclusive education in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan / Nils J. Kauffman and Larisa Popova

"Raising children without complexes": successes and shortcomings in implementing inclusive education in northern Kyrgyzstan / Cassandra Hartblay and Galina Ailchieva

Umut Nadezhda Rehabilitation Center / Anastasia Kokina and Nina Bagdasarova

Conclusion: the road ahead / Kate Lapham and Martyn Rouse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

6155225672

9786155225673

OCLC:

830668609

Publisher Number:

99959301532