Access to Education in Africa: Responding to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Chataika, Tsitsi; Mckenzie, Judith Anne; Swart, Estelle; Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia
Titel	Access to Education in Africa: Responding to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 27 (2012) 3, S.385-398 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
DOI	10.1080/09687599.2012.654989
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Conferences (Gatherings); Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Accessibility (for Disabled); Civil Rights; Civil Rights Legislation; Inclusion; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Theory Practice Relationship; Planning Commissions; International Organizations; Context Effect; Advocacy; Consciousness Raising; Capacity Building; Educational Resources; Early Intervention; African Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Private law; Bürgerliches Recht; Inklusion; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Sozialanwaltschaft; Bewusstseinsbildung; Bildungsmittel
Abstract	Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities mandates that disabled people should have full rights to education in inclusive settings. However, to ensure that educational polices and settings are designed to meet this criterion seems challenging to African countries that have ratified this Convention. This article arises from the 2nd African Network of Evidence-to-Action on Disability Symposium. This fluid network was established to address the gap between research and practice in the region. The article reports proceedings and the emerging themes from the Education, Training and Work Commission; one of the six commissions of this Symposium, focusing specifically on the education aspect. It also challenges various stakeholders to move from evidence to action to ensure the educational rights of disabled people in inclusive settings. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10