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ERIC Number: EJ1387512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2168-3603
EISSN: EISSN-2168-3611
Inclusiveness in Tanzania's Public Pre-Primary Education: Unbridged Teachers' and Parents' Role Awareness Gap
Tandika Basil, Pambas
International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, v11 n2 p111-126 2023
Though research on inclusive education in pre-primary in Tanzania exist, they have paid limited attention to the participation of parents and pre-primary teachers, in making their schools responsive to all the children's needs. This study, therefore, was undertaken to establish how such stakeholders proactively contribute to making pre-primary offers equitable inclusive education. This qualitative descriptive study used semi-structured interviews with teachers and focus group interviews with parents to collect data. In all, 11 public pre-primary teachers and 43 parents from Kanyigo in Misenyi district and Nsalala in Shinyanga district were involved. Collected data were analyzed through a thematic content analysis procedure. Results show that, though teachers had a good understanding of inclusive education in pre-primary education, a good number of parents were largely ignorant about the concept. Consequently, parents participated poorly in fostering inclusive pre-primary education. Teachers participated in making pre-primary inclusive mainly through the preparation of instructional materials. Overall, transforming pre-primary education into more inclusive education was impacted by teachers' and parents' understanding of inclusion in teaching and learning. Planned and well-coordinated awareness initiatives and increasing budgetary allocations emerged in the study aimed to improve inclusion in PPE and serve its critical role as the foundational level of education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Tanzania
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