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Publication Date: 2025
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Including All Students in Education: Students with Cerebral Palsy
Abdul Basit; David Evans
Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, v49 n1 p27-40 2025
Countries globally are working towards the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Goal 4 affirms all students' right to a quality inclusive education. Yet achieving quality inclusive education continues to challenge education providers without reference to economic riches or location on the globe. This exploratory study examines the professional views of 20 teachers about the state of inclusive education in Pakistan with specific reference to learners with cerebral palsy. Using focus groups interviews, we systematically examined the data and identified two key themes: learning together for all and learning environment. In exploring these themes, tensions appeared between what was posed theoretically as inclusive education and the reality of implementation. Some of these tensions result from contextual factors, while others emerge through viewing inclusive education involving a transformation of culture and practice.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Access to Education, Teacher Attitudes, Cerebral Palsy, Student Rights, Sustainable Development, Objectives, Educational Quality, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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