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Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt?
Children with mental disabilities have always been discriminated against and were often considered among the minority groups that experienced marginalization in many societies throughout history. Ableism is one form of discrimination, which is the discrimination against people with disabilities beca...
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| author | El-Zouhairy, Nour |
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| description | Children with mental disabilities have always been discriminated against and were often considered among the minority groups that experienced marginalization in many societies throughout history. Ableism is one form of discrimination, which is the discrimination against people with disabilities because of the type of disability they have. Like in most societies, in Egypt, the problem is compounded, as children not only experience ableism, but also adultism. This thesis will investigate those combined modes of discrimination against children with mental disabilities. The educational system is regarded as part and parcel of the society as a whole, and they are both interconnected and intertwined. On the other hand, they are not synonymous to one another. The marginalization of children with disabilities from the Egyptian educational system is not a recent issue, and policies were formed in order to tackle this problem. In my research I would like to understand whether the children with disabilities were marginalized from the educational system because of its rigidity, lack of resources, and inability to accommodate for including diverse learners? OR their marginalization from the educational system was a result of being segregated from the Egyptian society as a whole, due to other societal factors? And whether inclusion (including children with disabilities in the same classrooms with children without disabilities) would address the issue of their marginalization from the educational system and/or the society, or not? I would also like to investigate the issue of the marginalization of children with disabilities from the educational system in Egypt through understanding the attitudes of mothers, teachers and disability professionals. In this thesis, I would like to assess the experiment of inclusion from the point of view of the main actors involved in it, through investigating the opinions of mothers of children with disabilities, mothers of children without disabilities, teachers in special education, language and mainstream schools, professionals and activists, and examine the societal factors influencing the formation of their attitudes. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1268 Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? El-Zouhairy, Nour Children with mental disabilities have always been discriminated against and were often considered among the minority groups that experienced marginalization in many societies throughout history. Ableism is one form of discrimination, which is the discrimination against people with disabilities because of the type of disability they have. Like in most societies, in Egypt, the problem is compounded, as children not only experience ableism, but also adultism. This thesis will investigate those combined modes of discrimination against children with mental disabilities. The educational system is regarded as part and parcel of the society as a whole, and they are both interconnected and intertwined. On the other hand, they are not synonymous to one another. The marginalization of children with disabilities from the Egyptian educational system is not a recent issue, and policies were formed in order to tackle this problem. In my research I would like to understand whether the children with disabilities were marginalized from the educational system because of its rigidity, lack of resources, and inability to accommodate for including diverse learners? OR their marginalization from the educational system was a result of being segregated from the Egyptian society as a whole, due to other societal factors? And whether inclusion (including children with disabilities in the same classrooms with children without disabilities) would address the issue of their marginalization from the educational system and/or the society, or not? I would also like to investigate the issue of the marginalization of children with disabilities from the educational system in Egypt through understanding the attitudes of mothers, teachers and disability professionals. In this thesis, I would like to assess the experiment of inclusion from the point of view of the main actors involved in it, through investigating the opinions of mothers of children with disabilities, mothers of children without disabilities, teachers in special education, language and mainstream schools, professionals and activists, and examine the societal factors influencing the formation of their attitudes. 2016-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/269 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1268/viewcontent/FINAL_20THESIS_20EA.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain mental disabilities disabilities |
| spellingShingle | mental disabilities disabilities El-Zouhairy, Nour Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? |
| title | Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? |
| title_full | Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? |
| title_fullStr | Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? |
| title_short | Is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in Egypt? |
| title_sort | is inclusion the key to addressing the issue of marginalization of children with mental disabilities in egypt |
| topic | mental disabilities disabilities |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/269 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1268/viewcontent/FINAL_20THESIS_20EA.pdf |
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