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IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN A CASE OF SCHOOL CULTURE

13 Pages : 133-144

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-II).13      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-II).13      Published : Jun 2021

Implementation of Inclusive Education in Pakistan: A Case of School Culture

    There is growing awareness and desire to implement inclusive education in Pakistan. This quantitative study tried to assess the level of implementation of inclusive practices in public and private sector schools through the voices of headteachers and teachers. The status of implementation is explored by using a five-point Likert type scale developed on the framework of Index of Inclusion (Booth and Ainscow, 2002) and Framework of Indicators developed by Kyriazopoulou and Weber (2009). The sample of the study comprised 51 inclusive schools representing four inclusive models. Headteachers and teachers engaged in implementation were asked to unfold their experiences and voices as the evidence for successful inclusivity in schools reflected through school culture. In its quantitative part, the study found that majority of the respondents had a positive opinion regarding the implementation of inclusive enabling indicators pertaining to school culture. Overall the study found that all these 51 inclusive schools are moving forward to achieve inclusivity in schools. This study recommended that a standard definition of inclusive education and a viable model for the implementation of inclusivity in schools.

    School Development, Index of Inclusion, Implementation of Inclusive Practice, School Culture, School Policies, and School Practices
    (1) Uzma Rafique
    Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Hameed
    Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Rafique, Uzma, and Abdul Hameed. 2021. "Implementation of Inclusive Education in Pakistan: A Case of School Culture." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (II): 133-144 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-II).13
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