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Publication Date: 2020
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Awareness of Basic School Heads in Agona Swedru towards the Policy of Inclusive Education in the Ghana Education Service
Subbey, Michael
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v24 n3 p341-350 2020
The study investigated the awareness of basic school (basic 1-9) Heads in Agona Swedru Municipality concerning the policy towards inclusive education in the Ghana Education Service. A descriptive survey design was employed for the study. Purposive sampling technique was made use of to select the respondents for the study. The instrument used in collecting data was a semi-structured interview. The interview was read first and classified into themes while notes were taken of the most striking aspects related to the purpose of the study. Content analysis was done whereby data were reduced by means of constructed themes. The results of the study revealed that majority of the headteachers in the Agona Municipality were uninformed about any policy on inclusive education in the Ghana Education Service. The heads therefore lacked the expertise on how to cater for the needs of persons with disabilities in their schools.
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Educational Policy, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Equal Education, Elementary Schools, Access to Information, Knowledge Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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