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Disability Inclusion Helpdesk, July 2021 Evidence digest: disability-inclusive education in focus

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July 2021

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Disability Inclusion Helpdesk evidence digest highlights the latest evidence, guidance, and programme learning on inclusive education. Within it you’ll also find the latest evidence, guidance and policy news on a range of other disability inclusion topics including stigma, discrimination, and violence; poverty, social protection, and employment; inclusive health systems; and disability inclusion in humanitarian settings.

Inclusive education in resource-constrained environments: good practice examples and learning from implementation, Disability Inclusion Helpdesk Research Report No. 3

LEE, Harri
MYERS, Juliette
January 2019

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This rapid review addresses the query: What are recent examples of good practice in providing inclusive education in resource constrained environments, in terms of:

  • enrolling children with disabilities into mainstream schools
  • creating inclusive environments in schools, for example through teacher training, whole school approaches and awareness raising
  • identifying learning needs for children with disabilities, with a particular focus on intellectual disabilities
  • use of specialist education resources (eg. teachers, resource centres) to support mainstream schools

 

Case studies presented include:

  • DFID’s Girls Education Challenge – How disability disaggregated data can generate knowledge and help ensure education is more inclusive to girls with disabilities
  • Education for All in Bombali District, Sierra Leone
  • Supporting transition from primary to secondary for girls with disabilities in Kenya (2014-2022)
  • CBM’s experience providing inclusive education in Nicaragua
  • ADD International Tanzania

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