N: White Paper 6

Question 1

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POLICY ACCEPTED FOR FOLLOWING REASONS (10)

Answer 1

1. Human right
2. Promotes right for learners to live together
3. Promotes acceptance of diversity
4. Promotes respect
5. Makes educational sense
6. Helps education programmes to be more effective for all learners
7. Helps learners to positively interact & learn from one another
8. Makes social sense
9. Helps combat discrimination
10. Helps develop a healthy & caring society

Question 2

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION & INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (8)

Answer 2

MAINSTREAM EDUCATION

1. Try to assimilate learners with barriers in school
2. Give extra support to learners with barriers so they can fit into system
3. Specialists assess learners
4. Focus on how learner must change to fit in

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

1. Be aware of & respect learners’ differences
2. Supports learners, educators & education system to ensure learners’ needs are met
3. Focus on making changes to education system & way teachers teach to accommodate learners’ differences
4. Helps remove barriers so that all learning needs are met

Question 3

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION DEFINITION (4)

Answer 3

1. Increasing the opportunities for all citizens to be able have access to education & be able to achieve equal academic success
2. Decreasing cultural, societal & educational factors that prevent the inclusion of all citizens
3. Changing school policies & practices to meet learners’ diverse needs
4. Aims to give equal opportunities for all learners not just with problems to be able to participate in education