Inclusive education in Ghana: How prepared are the teachers?

Abstract

We cannot overemphasize the importance of education in creating sustainable societies. Persons with disabilities continue to lag in education, which affects their employment and income and overall well-being. Education is necessary for persons with disabilities to break out of the cycle of poverty as recognized by both the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals. Ghana developed an inclusive education policy in 2015 with an overarching goal of fostering equitable access to education for all children. The critical question is what to teach. The B.Ed. Curriculum in 2018 was written to reform education and the school curriculum. But how prepared are student teachers at Colleges of Education in Ghana. Using the curriculum to promote inclusive education? In this paper, we use the social model of disability, anchored on the Sustainable Development Goals, to examine the preparedness of student teachers in meeting the needs of learners with diverse learning needs. Copyright © 2023 Naami and Mort.

Author(s)

Augustina Naami, Kingsley Saa-Touh Mort

Year

2023

Countries

Ghana

Language

English

Research Method

Qualitative

Article Type

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Keywords

Higher education | Inclusive education | Disability | Teacher education | Policy implementation barriers | Excel Import

Full Citation Style

Naami, A., & Mort, K. S. (2023). Inclusive education in Ghana: How prepared are the teachers?. Strategic Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1056630
Naami, A. and Mort, K. S., 2023. Inclusive education in Ghana: How prepared are the teachers?. Strategic Research Journal. Available at: <https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1056630>
Naami, A., and Kingsley Saa-Touh Mort. "Inclusive education in Ghana: How prepared are the teachers?." Strategic Research Journal (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1056630
Naami A, Mort KS. Inclusive education in Ghana: How prepared are the teachers?. Strategic Research Journal. 2023; https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1056630

Research Team

Augustina Naami

Augustina Naami

Kingsley Saa-Touh Mort

Kingsley Saa-Touh Mort

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