The challenges of realising inclusive education in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23327811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dana K Donohue (0000-0003-3551-4303, University of Pretoria), Dana Donohue, Juan Bornman (0000-0001-9685-3750, University of Pretoria) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-0100 • E-ISSN: 2076-3433 |
| Publisher | Education Association of South Africa (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.15700/201412071114 |
| OpenAlex | W2157138841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 11 |
In South Africa, up to 70% of children of school-going age with disabilities are out of school. Of those who do attend, most are still in separate, "special" schools for learners with disabilities. This situation prevails despite the push for the educational inclusion of learners with disabilities over twelve years ago by the South African policy document, the Education White Paper 6. In this article, we take a primarily top-down theoretical approach to policy implementation and focus on two main factors that hinder the implementation of inclusive education. Firstly, we focus on what we regard as the most significant constraint, namely, the apparent lack of clarity in the policy, i.e. ambiguity about the goals for inclusion and the means through which they can be achieved and, secondly, various issues around the poor implementation of the policy. We argue further that the primary means by which the divide between inclusive policy and practice will ultimately be closed is through the implementation and enforcement of education policy by the South African Department of Education.
Ambiguity · CLARITY · Economic growth · Education policy · Enforcement · Focus (optics) · Focus group · Higher education · Inclusion (mineral) · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Special education · White paper · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Disability Education and Employment · Family and Disability Support Research · Gender Studies · Law
Organisational Support for Job Satisfaction of Academics in A Virtual Contexts at a Selected Institution of Higher Learning in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
The State of Virtualisation at a Selected University in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Social rights interpretation in Brazil and South Africa
Barriers to research access during Covid-19
Teachers’ Understanding of Implementing Inclusion in Mainstream Classrooms in Rural Areas
Overcoming the Challenges of Including Learners with Visual Impairments Through Teacher Collaborations
Inclusive education pandemic
Promises and pitfalls for advancing the human right to education of children with disabilities in South Africa
Children in South Africa with and without Intellectual Disabilities’ Rating of Their Frequency of Participation in Everyday Activities
Making meaning of inclusive education
Transición educativa de estudiantes con discapacidad
A Reflective Cybernetic Study on the Experiences of a Gay Male Teacher in the Free State Province
We Just Improvise”
Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa
The development of education for learners with diverse learning needs in the South African context
Exploring Senior Phase teachers’ competencies in supporting learners with specific learning difficulties
Towards interventions on school dropouts for disabled learners amidst and post-Covid-19 pandemic
Inclusive education and related policies in special needs schools in South Africa
Teaching Deaf learners in multi-grade classes
Teachers’ perceptions on including learners with barriers to learning in South African inclusive education system
Challenges and strategies for integrating preschool children with disabilities into public kindergartens in Inner Mongolia, China
Enhancing Independence and Self-Advocacy through Curriculum Adaptation and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Tools in Sekhukhune District Special Schools, Limpopo
Challenges Experienced by Physically Challenged Learners in Practical Physical Education Classes in South Africa
Assessing the School Agenda on Inclusive Education
Prospects of Implementing Inclusive Education in Tvet Colleges in or Tambo Inland District, South Africa
Re-engineering inclusive classroom assessment practices in a digitalized environment. The mediating effect of digital competencies, instructional practices and assessment literacy
Primary school learners with characteristics of dyslexia
Teaching inclusive education
The Perceptions of Persons with Disabilities, Primary Caregivers and Church Leaders regarding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in a Methodist Congregation
Cultivating Inclusive Classroom Practices in Special Education
Is Inclusive Education a Good “Fit” for ALL? Perceptions of Parents and Educators of ECD Learners with Complex Communication Needs
Advancing Equity in Education
Barriers and Facilitators to Inclusive Education for Learners Who Are Deafblind
Leadership in Implementing Inclusive Education Policy in Early Childhood Education and Care Playrooms in South Africa
The Domestication of the United Nations, Convention on the Rights of the Child in South Africa
School-Based Support Team Responses to Sexual Diversity and Homophobic Bullying in a South African School
Factors Influencing Academic Staff Satisfaction and Retention in Higher Education
Using a combined bio-ecological and capability perspective to understand inclusive education in South Africa
Inclusive education
The unequal access to the right to education among Black children with disabilities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Perceptions of care and rehabilitation for children living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Global conversations
Who is in and who is out
Dancing between money and ideas
My attitude, my responsibility‘ Investigating the attitudes and intentions of pre-service teachers toward inclusive education between teacher preparation cohorts in Melbourne and Pretoria
Constraints to the implementation of inclusive teaching
The idealism of education policies and the realities in schools
Inclusive education
Students’ voices
The neuropsychology of trauma-exposed children
Recovering the social interpretation of disability
Developing a framework for inclusion
Challenges arising from the special education legacy in Russia and South Africa
Apartheid Diplomacy’s Legacy in South African Higher Education
Confidence in Connection
Academic Barriers That Prevent the Inclusion of Learners With Visual Impairment in Ethiopian Mainstream Schools
Teachers understanding of inclusive education and challenges in implementation in the English education system in Cameroon
The Need for Inclusive Education and Teacher Support in Mainstream Classrooms
Educator Perceptions and Use of Technology in South African Schools
Neurodiversity in South African Education. A Study of Policy and Research on Autism and Attention‐Deficient/Hyper‐Activity Disorder
An examination of South African teachers' competency in inclusive education
Integration into higher education
Education in emergencies
Schools' Transition Toward Inclusive Education in Post-Soviet Countries
Changing student teachers’ attitudes towards disability and inclusion
From 'Special Needs' to 'Quality Education for All
We've moved away from disability as a health issue, it's a human rights issue’
The relationship between school culture and inclusion
Inclusion in education
Schooling as a lottery
Synthesizing the Implementation Literature
Disability and Development
Teacher Perceptions of Mainstreaming/Inclusion, 1958-1995
Revealing the full extent of households' experiences of HIV and Aids in rural South Africa
Causes and consequences of schooling outcomes in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 64 |
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| Citations per year | 5,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 52 |