Inclusive education : a case of beliefs competing for implementation

dc.contributor.authorMeltz, Adrienne
dc.contributor.authorHerman, Chaya
dc.contributor.authorPillay, Venitha
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-04T09:14:04Z
dc.date.available2014-09-04T09:14:04Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractThe study explored the understanding and implementation of inclusive education in an independent Jewish community school; a school with a community ethos of care and belonging, whose context is, by definition, exclusionary on the grounds of a particular social category – religion. However, this exclusionary agenda positioned the school as inclusive on the grounds of strong communal values. Nevertheless, the school struggled with difference and diversity despite its purportedly strong communal spirit and religious culture. Further, it is arguable that the challenges encountered by the school may be indicative of the emergent economic context of South Africa where aspiration is often thwarted by economic realities. This study relied on qualitative methods of data generation such as insider interviews, personal accounts and document analysis. The participants were drawn from four stakeholder groups, namely, teachers, parents, middle managers and top managers. Guided by Lewin’s theory of planned change, the study identified four belief systems which influenced the way inclusive education was both understood and practised in this school. The study argued for the recognition of the importance of different belief systems in the implementation of inclusion in South Africa.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajournalofeducation.co.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMeltz, A, Herman, C & Pillay, V 2014, 'Inclusive education : a case of beliefs competing for implementation', South African Journal of Education, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 1-8.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-0100
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/41914
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEntomological Society of Americaen_US
dc.rights© 2014 EASAen_US
dc.subjectConditional inclusionen_US
dc.subjectEmergent economic contextsen_US
dc.subjectInclusive educationen_US
dc.subjectJewish community schoolen_US
dc.subjectKurt Lewin’s theory of planned changeen_US
dc.titleInclusive education : a case of beliefs competing for implementationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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