背景:包容性教育是国际公认的为所有儿童提供公平优质教育的最佳策略。然而,因为他们经常面临的独特挑战,有智力和发育障碍(IDD)的儿童通常被排除在包容性学校之外。迄今为止,已进行了有限的纳入研究,将IDD儿童作为积极参与者.
目的:该研究旨在了解阿克拉全纳学校中患有IDD的儿童的学习经历,加纳。
方法:对16名在阿克拉全纳学校就读的IDD儿童进行了定性描述性设计,加纳。通过目的抽样招募参与者,并使用课堂观察收集数据,绘画和写作技巧和半结构化访谈。对数据进行了分析,以确定出现的主题。
结果:根据三个主要主题确定了儿童在包容性学校中的经历:(1)个人特征,(2)直接环境和(3)交互模式。从儿童的经历中发现,他们面临的挑战包括体罚表现缓慢,与他们的学习有关的受害和家庭支持低。
结论:尽管患有碘缺乏病的儿童获得了同伴支持,他们经历了各种各样的挑战,包括同伴受害,体罚和低家庭和教师的支持在他们的学习。改善针对缺碘症儿童的包容性最佳做法需要不同利益攸关方作出系统努力,以应对已确定的挑战。
BACKGROUND: Inclusive education is internationally recognised as the best strategy for providing equitable quality education to all children. However, because of the unique challenges they often present, children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are often excluded from inclusive schools. To date, limited research on inclusion has been conducted involving children with IDD as active participants.
OBJECTIVE: The study sought to understand the experiences of children with IDDs in learning in inclusive schools in Accra, Ghana.
METHODS: A qualitative descriptive design was utilised with 16 children with IDDs enrolled in inclusive schools in Accra, Ghana. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling and data were collected using classroom observations, the draw-and-write technique and semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed to identify themes as they emerged.
RESULTS: Children\'s experiences in inclusive schools were identified along three major themes: (1) individual characteristics, (2) immediate environments and (3) interactional patterns. Insights from children\'s experiences reveal that they faced challenges including corporal punishment for slow performance, victimisation and low family support relating to their learning.
CONCLUSIONS: Although children with IDDs receive peer support in inclusion, they experience diverse challenges including peer victimisation, corporal punishment and low family and teacher support in their learning. Improvement in inclusive best practices for children with IDD requires systematic efforts by diverse stakeholders to address identified challenges.