ERIC Number: EJ1392433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3116
EISSN: EISSN-1464-5173
Planting the Seeds for Inclusive Education: One Resource Centre at a Time
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v27 n5 p586-602 2023
A Non-Government Organisation (NGO) in Kazakhstan introduced a pilot project to support schools through school-based resource centres for inclusive education as requested by the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES). This initiative came about as a way to support the State Program for the Development of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2016-2019 (MoES) that set the goal of having 70% of mainstream schools inclusive by the end of 2018. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how school-based resource centres are assisting in the development of creating conditions for inclusive education in mainstream schools of Nur-Sultan City. Data was collected using 22 one-to-one interviews with resource centre staff, teachers, parents of SEN students, school specialists and principals thus giving voice to all stakeholders. The main findings of the study were the positive impacts of resource centres in contributing to the continued development of inclusive education in Kazakhstan. Other findings revealed areas for further improvement in order to sustain and grow this initiative. These findings have implications for further detailing policy outlining a focused and practical plan for the continued development and reform of inclusive education beyond the capital city.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Resource Centers, Special Education, Specialists, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Educational Change, Nongovernmental Organizations, Family School Relationship, Students with Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kazakhstan
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