Education of Children with Disabilities: Voices from around the World

Autor/inn/en	Peairson, Shannon; Haynes, Cary; Johnson, Charles; Bergquist, Carol; Krinhop, Kash
Titel	Education of Children with Disabilities: Voices from around the World
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research on Children, 5 (2014) 2, Artikel 7 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-5834
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Access to Education; Foreign Countries; Cultural Differences; Gender Differences; Professional Personnel; Attitude Measures; Children; Barriers; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Special Schools; Inclusion; Africa; Asia; North America; South America; Australia; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Personalbestand; Child; Kind; Kinder; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Special school; Sonderschule; Inklusion; Afrika; Asien; Nordamerika; Südamerika; Australien; Neuseeland
Abstract	"Education of Children with Disabilities: Voices from Around the World" combines research on children with disabilities and women/girls with disabilities. These projects provided opportunities to interview disability professionals, policy-makers and persons with disabilities from around the world with the purpose of learning about needs, issues and services, in diverse countries. A unique international analysis, this research compares various cultural responses on the education of children with disabilities emphasizing the girl child. Discussion includes findings based on 177 interviews of disability professionals from over 57 countries including the stated reasons and consequences of lost educational opportunities. Techniques locating participants included internet searches, literature reviews, and personal referrals. Interviewees were selected based on their experiences with childhood disabilities and/or women and girls with disabilities. Many interviewees were persons with disabilities who shared their personal experiences. Through a qualitative analysis of the interviews some of the most prevalent themes that emerged were the importance of education and the disproportionate negative effect of disability on females. To measure the strength of these themes, an electronic survey was created using a Likert scale to measure the strength of agreement of each participant with the issues identified. Survey ratings added quantitative confirmation to the rich qualitative interviews. The education themes identified include school exclusion and barriers to education with a particular focus on the girl child, education quality and inclusive education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01