Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Report] From statistical invisibility to evidence: The state of inclusive education in Latin AmericaIn recent years, Latin American countries have implemented various policies and programs to strengthen the educational inclusion of people with disabilities. The report “Towards barrier-free education: Advances and challenges in inclusive education evidenced by the SIRIED 2024 results” provides an updated diagnosis of the educational situation of the population with disabilities in Latin America. The … Continue reading [Report] From statistical invisibility to evidence: The state of inclusive education in Latin America [Blog] What rural headteachers in Ghana and the Philippines teach us about leading for inclusion and equity
This blog draws on comparative research exploring how headteachers in rural public basic schools across Ghana and the Philippines conceptualise and enact leadership to promote equity and inclusion. Their candid accounts reveal what effective school leadership looks like when policy frameworks meet realities of poverty, infrastructure deficit, and social marginalization, based on a focus group … Continue reading [Blog] What rural headteachers in Ghana and the Philippines teach us about leading for inclusion and equity [Blog] When reform meets the classroom: What India’s NEP 2020 reveals about the conditions for educational change
In India, educational success has been defined largely through curriculum coverage, examination performance, procedural compliance and the efficient administration of a large and complex education system. Teachers have been socialised into structures that reward completion, standardisation and measurable outcomes. A reform, called the New Education Policy 2020, now asks the same system to additionally nurture … Continue reading [Blog] When reform meets the classroom: What India’s NEP 2020 reveals about the conditions for educational change [Blog] Beyond access: What ‘reader’ disengagement reveals about inclusive education in Ghana
In Ghana, learners with visual impairment are paired with sighted peers. These peers, often called readers, assist their classmates with visual impairment by describing visual materials, explaining classroom demonstrations, reading notes aloud and helping with other learning activities. However, as the author of this blog notes, the “readers” are learners themselves not teaching assistants, they … Continue reading [Blog] Beyond access: What ‘reader’ disengagement reveals about inclusive education in Ghana [Blog] When straight ahead is not straightforward: Rethinking assumptions in inclusive research
Research with persons with disabilities can expose unconscious assumptions we often do not know we carry. While conducting PhD research in Ghana, the author had an experience that challenged deeply-embedded assumptions they were not aware they held. This blog shares that experience. “This encounter serves as a reminder that inclusion is not always about grand … Continue reading [Blog] When straight ahead is not straightforward: Rethinking assumptions in inclusive researchOlder Posts