عنوان

The inclusion of children with Down's syndrome in mainstream primary schools in Saudi Arabia :

شماره

TLets739976

عنوان اصلي

The inclusion of children with Down's syndrome in mainstream primary schools in Saudi Arabia :

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Alabri, Waleed

عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر

understanding the perspective of school principals

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Lincoln

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2017

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Thesis (Ph.D.)

امتياز متن

2017

متن يادداشت

The inclusion of children with Down's syndrome in Saudi Arabian schools is in a state of stress and confusion. School leaders have a critical role in improving inclusion, and they are also well placed to understand the challenges of their own schools. This research explores the perspectives of school principals on the inclusion of pupils with Down's syndrome in mainstream Saudi schools and factors that affect it. This study consists of a qualitative study of inclusive schools (both government and ARAMCO) in the Eastern Province. Three methods were employed for data collection: interviews with a purposive sample of principals from 20 inclusive schools, the analysis of five government documents, and participant observation in five schools. The principals lacked knowledge about inclusion-associated policy, particularly regarding children with Down's syndrome, which influenced their perspectives and had an impact on the strategies they adopted regarding inclusive learning for children with Down's syndrome in their schools. Principals from government schools also reported unsuitability of school buildings and lack of funding for improvements, whereas ARAMCO school buildings were better designed for inclusion. For both types of schools, additional limiting factors included the profundity of the learning difficulties of children with Down's syndrome and the training required by principals. Recommendations are also made regarding infrastructure, apparatus and resources that aid inclusion, and for measures to foster community awareness and leadership training. Collectively, it is hoped that this will result in the fruitful inclusion of children with Down's syndrome within education and society in Saudi Arabia.

موضوع مستند نشده

X900 Others in Education

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Alabri, Waleed

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

University of Lincoln

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y