Re-Imagining Education for All Children

Roy McConkey () and Judith McKenzie
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Roy McConkey: Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1AP, UK
Judith McKenzie: Division of Disability Studies, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701, South Africa

Disabilities, 2023, vol. 3, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: Universal education is an elusive goal in many countries, especially for disabled children. Nonetheless, determined efforts around the globe have shown that it can become a reality once existing systems were re-imagined by practitioners who arguably have been to the fore more so than academic researchers. Their efforts have identified new ways of thinking about children’s disabilities, the introduction of new practices in schools, forging partnerships between teachers and parents and mobilising community resources. Societal change is both a consequence of and a support to these local systems. The complexity of creating education for all may be daunting, but it is achievable when driven by committed, creative and inspirational leadership from practitioners, as is evident from the examples provided in this paper, which were further validated by research and evaluation into their efforts.

Keywords: disabled children; learners; inclusion; rights; parents; schools; community; society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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