Contextualised Inclusive Education: A Retrospective Look at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Botswana

Autor/inn/en	Mosalagae, Macdelyn Khufsafalo; Lukusa, Jean-Pierre Kabeya
Titel	Contextualised Inclusive Education: A Retrospective Look at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Botswana
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 7 (2016) 14, S.79-87 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Inclusion; Vocational Education; Context Effect; Educational Policy; Social Values; Cultural Influences; Relevance (Education); Educational Practices; Accessibility (for Disabled); Content Analysis; Educational Legislation; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Education; Foreign Countries; Botswana; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inklusion; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Sozialer Wert; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Relevance; Relevanz; Bildungspraxis; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Inhaltsanalyse; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Sambia; Simbabwe
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to intrinsically explore how inclusive education (UNESCO, 1994) can be contextualized and applied within the cultural perspective of "Botho." The impending issue restraining reform of inclusion policies in Botswana and other Sub-Saharan countries is failure to tailor these policies to local context (ILO, 2011; Mosalagae, 2014). The argument raised by the authors is that, conceptualized inclusion should not only have to do with responding to heterogeneous needs of learners by way of augmenting participation but also a lot to do with the necessary shift in underlying cultural values and beliefs. TVETs as custodians of formal, informal, and non-formal education need to be cognizant of the national impact contextualized inclusive education has and relentlessly work towards raising the level of awareness to this important but missing service to our nation. An interpretivist approach is found relevant in assessing the practices and experiences of other countries to help in the comprehension of inclusion from an African perspective. The findings reveal that African culture has been influential as a decisive element in shaping the challenges faced by marginalized groups and in particular people with disability (Munyi, 2011; Abosi, 2008). Although, the five countries under study have shown to have ratified and enacted national and international policies as a way of responding to inclusive education; the authors argue that the concept of "Botho" coupled with inclusion may yet prove to be key in the realization of these policies. Critical to "Botho" is social justice which can be adopted as a doctrine of inclusive education in order to effectively adapt it to Africa's cultural context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01