INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: WHAT WHY, AND , HOW

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: WHAT,WHY,AND HOW

A Handbook for Program Implementers

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This development of this Handbook was a collaborative effort guided by Save the Children's Inclusive Education Working Group (IEWG). Many thanks go to Els Heijnen-Maathuis, the lead writer, and to Save the Children Sweden, for providing the funding to make this document possible. We are grateful for the inputs from the many people who helped influence this document, both directly and indirectly. Special thanks to the IEWG members who contributed to early drafts of the Handbook: Malin Hansson, Maliha Kabani, Elisabetta Mina, Carolyn Alesbury, and Zaheda Begum, as well as those involved in the final review: Suela Bala, Tibebu Bogale, Ronit Cohen, May Nasrawy, Johanna Norrdahl, and Iren Sargsyan. And most importantly, thank you to the Save the Children Country Offices whose pioneering work on inclusive education has generated our understanding of best practices and lessons learned.

Published by Save the Children March 2016

St Vincent House 30 Orange Street London WC2H 7HH

Cover page photo credit: Jonathan Hyams / Save the Children

CONTENTS

Setting the Scene

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Who is this handbook for?

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INTRODUCTION5

Understanding inclusive education

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A note on terminology

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The link to quality and learning

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Rights and responsibilities

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Our position

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Save the Children's theory of change

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Evidence-based advocacy

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Structure of the handbook

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Other resources

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Step 1: Situational Analysis

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What happens when the situational analysis is not inclusive?

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What you can do to make your situational analysis more inclusive

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Sample questions to ask or research during the situational analysis

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CASE STUDY: community-based EMIS in Tajikistan

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Quick reference chart

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Step 2: Program Design

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What happens when the program design is not inclusive?

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What you can do to make your program design more inclusive

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Suggested inclusive education activities

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Access21

Quality21

Learning22

Community24

Policy24

CASE STUDY: designing for gender equality in Sierra Leone

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Quick reference chart

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Step 3: Monitoring and Evaluation Design

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What happens when the MEAL design is not inclusive?

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What you can do to make your MEAL design more inclusive

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Data disaggregation

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Measuring inclusiveness

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Suggested inclusive education indicators

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CASE STUDY: probing questions lead to deeper analysis and improved programs

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Quick reference chart

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Step 4: Implementation and Monitoring

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What happens when implementation and monitoring is not inclusive?

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What you can do to make your implementation and monitoring more inclusive

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Implementation: overcoming resistance

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Implementation: multi-grade classes

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Implementation: ongoing support to inclusive teachers

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Effective monitoring

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CASE STUDY: education in emergencies

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Quick reference chart

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Step 5: Evaluation and Lessons Learned

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What happens when the evaluation and lessons learned are not inclusive?

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What you can do to make your evaluation and lessons learned more inclusive

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CASE STUDY: school self-evaluation in Lao PDR

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Quick reference chart

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CONCLUSION47

ANNEXES49

Annex 1: sample individual education plan

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Annex II: classroom observation tool

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Annex III: simple strategies for teachers

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Annex IV: teacher self-assessment tool

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Annex V: Index for Inclusion indicators and questions

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Acronyms

CBR Community Based Rehabilitation

IE Inclusive Education

C - EMI S Community-Based Education Management Information System

CFS Child-Friendly Space

CMC Center Management Committee

CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child

IEP Individual Education Plan

IEWG Inclusive Education Working Group

ILFE Inclusive Learning-Friendly Environment

INEE Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies

CRSA Child Rights Situational Analysis

DFID Department for International Development (UK)

MEAL Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning

MoE Ministry of Education

DPO Disabled Persons Organization

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

ECCD Early Childhood Care and Development

PTA Parent Teacher Association

EENET Enabling Education Network

QLE Quality Learning Environment

EFA Education for All

SCI Save the Children International

EMIS Education Management Information System

SMC School Management Committee

FGD Focus Group Discussion

SNAP Special Needs Education Pack

FGM Female Genital Mutilation

IDDC International Disability and Development Consortium

USAID United States Agency for International Development

WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene

IDP Internally Displaced Person

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