International Journal of Inclusive Education 18(9):903-917 South African teachers’ views of collaboration within an inclusive education system
Type
E-Journal
Authors
Category
ECCE, Foundation, Intermediate
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Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis/Routledge, London, United Kingdom
URL
[ private ]
Pages
15 p.
Subject
Early childhood education, Primary education, Secondary education, Inclusive education, Teachers, Perceptions, Collaboration, Collaborative partnerships, South Africa
Abstract
The development of sustainable collaborative partnerships between different role players within an inclusive education system seems to be a continuous challenge in South Africa. The focus of this research study was to understand how teachers view collaboration within an inclusive education system. Open-ended questionnaires were completed by 85 participating teachers and focus group interviews were employed with 24 educators. The findings indicate that educators still believe that they are not adequately trained and skilled to play an equal role in a collaborative partnership and prefer to rather refer learners experiencing barriers to learning to other support structures and professionals for support.
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