Conceptualising disability in Ghana
Implications for EFA and inclusive education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12579448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Anthony (University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1073-1086 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Inclusive Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-3116 • E-ISSN: 1464-5173 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13603116.2011.555062 |
| OpenAlex | W2037254553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 23 |
The Ghanaian government has recently ratified its commitment to Education for All (EFA) and to reaching marginalised students through inclusive education. This article critically examines the often conflicting demands of internationally driven initiatives and their subsequent interpretation and implementation in a disparate culture. A controversial debate juxtaposes conceptualisations of disability as rooted in social injustice with positions which see disability as an impairment located within the individual. Critically, divergent conceptualisations of disability carry political implications for educational policies and provision. It is argued that meaningful educational opportunities for students with autism in Ghana are limited by this dichotomy of thinking and must be re-conceptualised to account for both the interaction between individual and societal barriers as well as local understandings of disability. Conceptualisations of disability, as entrenched in Ghanaian cultural beliefs, norms and history are explored alongside the implications of these beliefs in designing and implementing national educational policies for students with intellectual disabilities as well as the socio-political pressures to adhere to large-scale international movements such as EFA and inclusive education (IE)
Economic growth · Government (linguistics · Inclusion (mineral · Intellectual disability · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Disability Education and Employment · Disability Rights and Representation · Family and Disability Support Research · Law · Psychology
Exploring disability inclusion in Ghana's climate change policies and commitments
‘ Sometimes it’s as if I don’t exist’
Transforming the educational experiences of marginalized students in Ghana through dialogic literary gatherings
‘Nothing about us, without us’
The self-efficacy of private school teachers toward the implementation of inclusive education in Ghana
Religion and Faith
“There is something like a barrier”
Factors motivating students with disabilities to access and participate in university education in Ghana
Attitudes and self-efficacy as significant predictors of intention of secondary school teachers towards the implementation of inclusive education in Ghana
Historical Portrayal of Children with Disabilities and Exclusionary Practices in Northern Ghana
Persons with disabilities as experts-by experience
Children with albinism in African regions
Teachers’ access to professional development in inclusive education
Confronting inclusive education in Africa since Salamanca
University preparation and the work capabilities of visually impaired graduates in Ghana
Understanding the parental experiences of raising deaf children in Ghana
When differences do not matter
Inclusion in Ghanaian public universities
Lived experiences of Arabic working mothers raising children with disabilities
From university-to-work
Special educators’ intentions towards supporting practice of inclusive education for students with disabilities in secondary schools in Ghana
Mapping the evidence-based research on Ghana’s inclusive education to policy and practices
An assessment of the living conditions of disabled people in mining communities
Criminal justice in Ghana as experienced by people with disabilities
Extending social protection to persons with disabilities
Challenges inherent in the academic endeavours of students with visual impairment
Social inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in Accra, Ghana
Activity limitations and participation restrictions among people with non-communicable diseases in Ghana
Ubuntu philosophy and the paradox of disability
Social constructions of disabled women and their implications for their wellbeing in Lagos, Nigeria
Understanding adults with communication disorders in Ghana
Development and Culture
Disability Rights and Wrongs
The social model of disability
The Politics of Disablement
Personal Trouble or Public Issue? Towards a Model of Policy for People with Physical and Mental Disabilities
Rescuing a social relational understanding of disability
Cross‐cultural perspectives on the effect of cultural attitudes towards inclusion for children with intellectual disabilities
A Disability Rights in Education Model for evaluating inclusive education
Models of Disability in the Labelling and Attitudinal Discourse in Ghana
Human rights & development in Africa
Cultural Representation of Disabled People
Parasites, Pawns and Partners
Culture and Customs of Ghana
Disabling Beliefs? Impaired Embodiment in the Religious Tradition of the West
| Citations per year | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |