ERIC Number: EJ1444794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1034-912X
EISSN: EISSN-1465-346X
The Challenges and Factors Facilitating the Inclusive Education Policy Implementation in Ghana: Policy Stakeholders' Perspectives
Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v71 n7 p1094-1115 2024
Research has shown that people with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly disadvantaged within the areas of school enrolment, educational attainment, and learning, particularly in developing countries. In Ghana, the Inclusive Education (IE) Policy was established in 2006 to ensure the full participation of all PWDs in schools. The purpose of this study was to document the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the IE Policy of Ghana. The research employed a case study in which eight education professionals and leaders (major stakeholders) were selected for their key roles in forming and implementing the IE Policy of Ghana and individually interviewed. The transcript of each participant's interview was coded and thematically analysed, after which a cross-case analysis was conducted to identify common themes. The findings of this study point to a number of implications for future policy and practice, including the critical need for accurate data on PWDs in the Ghanaian school system that policymakers, faculty, and administrators can use to better support PWDs.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Students with Disabilities, Developing Nations, Inclusion, Accessibility (for Disabled), Stakeholders, Equal Education, Program Implementation, Attitudes, Educational Principles, Class Size, African Culture, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Accuracy, Data
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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