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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Inclusion of children with special educational needs in mainstream schools in Ghana: Influence of teachers' and children's characteristics
International Journal of Inclusive Education, Volume 13, No. 8, Year 2009
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The issue of where to teach children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities has been a great concern as countries respond to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Salamanca Statement on inclusion of 1994. In this study, the responses of 500 trained and untrained mainstream primary school teachers selected from three of the ten regions of Ghana were analysed to investigate their attitudes to including children with SEN and disabilities in mainstream schools in Ghana. These attitudes were examined alongside teachers' characteristics such as gender, age, length and level of teaching experience, and knowledge of SEN, and also the type, nature and degree of children's SEN. The results showed that teachers in Ghana were positive towards the inclusion of children with SEN and disabilities with a few reservations which are elaborated. On the basis of the findings, conclusions were drawn that the inclusion agenda should be subject to national and local interpretation, aimed at ensuring that policies and regulations on SEN are fashioned to meet local situations and standards. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Sugden, David A.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Pearson, Sue
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Statistics
Citations: 48
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/13603110802110313
ISSN:
13603116
e-ISSN:
14645173
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Ghana