Jamaican Children with Special Needs: Concerns, realities and possibilities

Autor:	Winnifred M. Hall, Mark Figueroa
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Health (social science) Teaching method education General Social Sciences Special needs Census Mainstreaming Special education Variety (cybernetics) Documentation General Health Professions Pedagogy Mainstream Sociology
Zdroj:	Disability & Society. 13:269-278
ISSN:	1360-0508 0968-7599
DOI:	10.1080/09687599826830
Popis:	Official documentation on Jamaican children with special needs attending mainstream schools is limited. Consequently, the extent to which 'education for all' is a reality cannot be assessed. The absence of a national special education policy adds to the concern. To ascertain the presence and status of children with special needs attending mainstream secondary schools, individual interviews were conducted with guidance counsellors from 24 secondary schools and 102 children attending those schools. Information was also obtained from the national census data-base. There was evidence that children with a variety of special needs were present in these schools. Concerns of both students and teachers including inappropriate teaching methods and large classes were highlighted, and suggestions for improvement made. The researchers made recommendations including the better utilisation of existing services.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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