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ERIC Number: EJ949287
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3116
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Making the Grade? A Review of Donor Commitment and Action on Inclusive Education for Disabled Children
Lei, Philippa; Myers, Juliette
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v15 n10 p1169-1185 2011
At least one-third of the 72 million children currently missing out on primary education are estimated to be disabled. With just five years remaining to achieve the Millennium Development and Education for All (EFA) goals, global efforts to ensure all children complete a full cycle of primary education by 2015 will fail if bilateral and multilateral donor support for education does not prioritise the inclusion of disabled children. This paper reviews the commitments and practices of key EFA Fast Track Initiative (FTI) donors in relation to early childhood and primary education for disabled children between 2005 and 2008/9. The review highlights that, while a number of FTI donor partners are beginning to pay greater attention to the inclusion of disabled children in education through their international development cooperation and policy commitments, this has not been accompanied by sustained and systematic action. Weak political will and continued marginalisation of the issue of education for disabled children from the mainstream EFA agenda threatens to impede current efforts towards "education for all". (Contains 9 notes and 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Canada; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Netherlands; Norway; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; United States
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