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The management of inclusive education in the classroom

Dissertation (MEd (Education Management and Policy Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30838 The management of inclusive education in the classroom upetd@up.ac.za Dr I J Prinsloo Chauke, Margaret UCTD Inclusion Barriers Learning disability Management and leadership Mainstream education School culture and climate Impairments Inclusive education Values Diversity Dissertation (MEd (Education Management and Policy Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006. The provisioning of learners with special educational needs has changed not only internationally but also specifically in South Africa. Inclusion has recently gained prominence on the education agenda. With the move towards inclusive education, the concept disability has been revisited and this has propagated further debate on disability. A new paradigm has come to the fore, namely the human rights model that secures the rights of learners with disabilities to have access to quality education. Inclusion should not be seen as a mere physical presence or the social inclusion of learners with disabilities in regular classrooms; it encompasses active modification of content, instruction, assessment practices and classroom management so that all learners can successfully engage in core academic experiences and learning (Richard, Thousand,&Thousand, 2003:19). The problem is how to cultivate a culture and climate of support for and participation of each learner and educator in order to address all educational needs. The South African Constitution and the South African Schools Act offer enormous possibilities for quality education for all learners. The Education White Paper no. 6 (July 2001) acknowledges that all children can learn and they need support for learning. It also stresses that curriculum is one of the significant barriers for learners in special and ordinary public schools. This study draws a distinction between mainstreaming and inclusion. Mainstreaming is about getting learners with special educational needs to fit into a particular kind of system or integrating them into an existing system. Inclusion means providing all children with equal opportunities regardless of ability, gender, language and cultural origin, and being valued equally as well as being treated with respect within regular education provision. Finally, leadership and management models for building an inclusive school should be applied in the classroom to accommodate the needs of learners with learning difficulties in mainstream education. Education Management and Policy Studies MEd (Education Management and Policy Studies) restricted 2013-09-09T07:41:01Z 2008-07-11 2013-09-09T07:41:01Z 2006-09-07 2006-07-11 2008-05-22 Dissertation a [2006] E374 AG http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30838 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05222008-085029/ en © University of Pretoria [2006] E374 application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Inclusion
Barriers
Learning disability
Management and leadership
Mainstream education
School culture and climate
Impairments
Inclusive education
Values
Diversity
The management of inclusive education in the classroom
title The management of inclusive education in the classroom
title_full The management of inclusive education in the classroom
title_fullStr The management of inclusive education in the classroom
title_full_unstemmed The management of inclusive education in the classroom
title_short The management of inclusive education in the classroom
title_sort management of inclusive education in the classroom
topic UCTD
Inclusion
Barriers
Learning disability
Management and leadership
Mainstream education
School culture and climate
Impairments
Inclusive education
Values
Diversity
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30838
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05222008-085029/