Šiška, Jan, Yirgashewa, Bekele, Beadle-Brown, Julie, Záhořík, Jan (2020) Role of resource centres in facilitating inclusive education: experience from Ethiopia. Disability and Society, 35 (5). pp. 811-830. ISSN 0968-7599. (doi:10.1080/09687599.2019.1649120) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:77391)
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Abstract
This article focuses on access of students with disabilities to education in Ethiopia and, in particular, on the role of inclusive education resource centres (IERCs). A mixed-methods approach was used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. The participants were school administrators, itinerant teachers, special educators, regular classroom teachers, and school directors. It was identified that a large number of students and teachers benefitted from the support provided by IERCs. The target schools are equipped with materials that support inclusive pedagogy. The awareness of parents and communities is gradually changing, except in some unreached communities. As a result, the number of students with disabilities enrolled is increasing. There were some barriers observed, such as assignment of itinerant teachers to a large number of satellite schools, high turnover of local government officials, and whether there was investment in the sustainability of IERCs and the positive outcomes observed.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/09687599.2019.1649120 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Ethiopia, disability, inclusive education, recourse centres, development projects |
Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC1200 Inclusive education |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard |
Depositing User: | Julie Beadle-Brown |
Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2019 13:03 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 12:41 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/77391 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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