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Kim, Yong Wook – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Even though the Korean experience with special education in the public education system is limited, inclusive education for special education needs (SEN) students has been at the center of attention at the national policy level since the mid-1990s. Since then, Korean educators and administrators have put an emphasis on the revision and regulation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Special Education, Special Needs Students
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Lim, Levan – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
The envisioning of Singapore as an inclusive society has witnessed the most progressive systemic and policy developments concerning people with disabilities in recent years. The building of "heartware" in society (as in the will, values, and attitudes of its citizens) in order to realize the vision of an inclusive society, however,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Disabilities, Attitude Change, Foreign Countries
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Mung'omba, James – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
In the Republic of Zambia, an estimated 256,000 persons have some form of disability, and of these, 5.4% have intellectual disabilities. Even now, traditional beliefs about the etiology of intellectual disabilities persist and considerable stigma is attached to the presence of persons with intellectual disabilities who are often excluded from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Poverty, Mental Retardation, Etiology