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ERIC Number: EJ1451490
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1745-4999
EISSN: EISSN-1745-4999
What Is Inclusion? Children Perspective on Education at Primary Schools in Rural Afghanistan
Jean-Francois Trani; Kate Gettinger; Ian Kaplan; Zijing Wang; Mustafa Rfat; Yiqi Zhu; Rawab Hashim; Parul Bakhshi
Research in Comparative and International Education, v19 n4 p523-551 2024
Inclusive education remains a distant goal in Afghanistan threatened by issues of discrimination based on gender, disability, ethnicity, cultural beliefs and socioeconomic status. To promote more inclusive practices, we conducted 120 participatory workshops in three rounds, including 1187 volunteer children aged 9 to 12 years old from grades three, four and five in 40 primary rural schools of Badakhshan, Ghazni and Takhar provinces of Afghanistan between 2018 and 2021. Children described inclusion as the combination of allowing all children to access school and to effectively learn. Children were able to meaningfully define the state of education while articulating coherently what motivates them, their teachers, and parents and what actions need to be taken to improve the whole school system. In a political context limiting girls' education, children voiced their need for a school environment that is enriching, supportive and adapted to their needs and expectations to keep motivated and engaged.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Afghanistan
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