ERIC Number: EJ1161468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2310-0869
EISSN: N/A
Inclusive Education at Primary Level: Reality or Phantasm
Khan, Itfaq Khaliq; Behlol, Malik Ghulam
Journal of Education and Educational Development, v1 n1 p1-19 Jun 2014
The objectives of this study were to assess the impacts of Inclusive Education (IE) Project implemented in government schools of Islamabad and anticipate its practicability for public schools. Quantitative and qualitative methods were applied for data collection. Study instruments were structured interviews, unstructured focus group discussions, and questionnaire. The study revealed that Students with Disabilities (SWDs) carrypositive attitudes about their mainstreaming and promote friendships among them. The accessibility of school infrastructure normally addresses the needs of all students, but curriculum, equipment, teaching, learning aids, and assessment methods need to be adjusted. Principals in the schools have a positive attitude towards IE and suggested the government take more concrete measures toward mobilizing financial and technical resources for the training of teachers and providing them with technological support. Teachers involved in IE practices have a positive attitude for inclusion of SWDs and they proposed that it can be replicated in all public schools.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mixed Methods Research, Structured Interviews, Pilot Projects, Questionnaires, Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Special Needs Students, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Positive Attitudes, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Principals, Check Lists, Children, Childrens Rights, Treaties, International Law
Institute of Business Management, Department of Education. Korangi Creek, Karachi-75190, Sindh, Pakistan. Tel: +92-21-111-002-004; Fax: +92-21-3509-0968; e-mail: education.journal@obm.edu.pk; Web site: http://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.php/JEED/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Grade 5
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A