| dc.description.abstract | To promote inclusive education as part of the ‘Education for All’ initiative, the
International Working Group on Disability and Development (IWGDD) worked collaboratively
with UNESCO to identify and describe illustrative examples of inclusive approaches to
education in secondary schools in multiple regions around the world.
This study is about secondary schools that have changed the ways in which supports
and services are provided to all students, including those with disabilities. The schools and
countries were selected to represent a diverse view of inclusive practices in secondary
schools in countries from different regions of the world. The study provides examples of how
schools have begun to implement change towards providing inclusive environments. Each
case study provides issues to consider in the relationship between inclusive practices and
the structuring of secondary school education.
It is important to note that general education reforms profoundly affect students with
disabilities in secondary school settings and the implementation of inclusive practices.
Inclusive education starts from the belief that the right to education is a basic human
right and the foundation for a more just society. Over half a century ago (1948) the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights asserted education to be this basic human right, a right that
was reaffirmed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations,
1989). The Convention also recognized that there are particular problems to overcome in
order to truly ensure educational opportunities for all children | en_US |
