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Sharma, Umesh; Armstrong, Ann Cheryl; Merumeru, Laisiasa; Simi, Janine; Yared, Hannah – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019
Countries of the Pacific region are currently undergoing significant reforms. While disability inclusive education has been identified as a regional priority by all member nations, implementing inclusive education in the countries of the region can be quite challenging as many barriers continue to hamper the progress of the countries. Unless the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pacific Islanders, Barriers, Program Implementation
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Sharma, Umesh; Jitoko, Filipe; Macanawai, Setareki S.; Forlin, Chris – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2018
In recent years, countries of the Pacific have been moving strongly towards enhancing inclusive educational practices within a previously segregated education system. Through the Pacific Education Development Framework (PEDF) approved by 14 Pacific Island Education Ministers in 2009, the implementation of regional policies of inclusive education…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Disabilities
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Sharma, Umesh; Forlin, Chris; Marella, Manjula; Jitoko, Filipe – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
The Pacific Island countries are committed to promoting disability-inclusive education through enactment of the Pacific Education Development Framework. To support this move, key stakeholders have identified the need for developing local and contextually appropriate indicators for measuring progress of disability-inclusive education. This paper…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Educational Indicators, Inclusion, Disabilities