Inclusive education in low-income countries : a resource book for teacher educators, parent trainers and community development workers / Lilian Mariga, Roy McConkey and Hellen Myezwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mariga, Lilian, author.

McConkey, Roy, author.

Myezwa, Hellen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Effect of education on--Developing countries--Longitudinal studies.

Economic development.

Inclusive education--Developing countries.

Inclusive education.

People with disabilities--Education--Developing countries.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, [South Africa] : Disability Innovations Africa, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of people with disabilities has been dominated by their isolation and exclusion. The long fight towards inclusion - and inclusive education in particular - started not many years ago. Most were powerless to control their own destiny. Their participation in society has been the object of others actions. In many countries their disability policies have a substantial element of protection and charity but not the right to equalisation of opportunities. This book highlights the process of change that is underway internationally. The equalisation of opportunities requires new processes through which the various systems of society such as health services and education are delivered. It means the right for people with disabilities to remain in their communities and to receive the schooling and social supports they need within the ordinary structures available in local communities. Strong advocacy is needed for this to happen. In particular parents need to be empowered, communities mobilised and professionals trained in new ways of working: hence this book. Drawing on experiences in Africa, the book describes the issues to be considered when it comes to implementing inclusive strategies: the processes to be followed and the roles of different sectors, such as people with disabilities, parents, policy makers, educationalists, health and community development professionals and crucially, society at large.

Contents:

Introducing inclusive education

Planning for inclusive education

Introducing inclusive education

Promoting inclusion

Family involvement

Promoting advocacy and empowerment

Involving local communities

Engaging with community health services

Creating inclusive schools

Conducting a feasibility study for inclusive education

Preparing teachers

Supporting pupils to learn

Managing inclusive classrooms

Future challenges

References and further reading.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 22, 2014).

ISBN:

9780620605328

0620605324

OCLC:

879867554