TY - JOUR
T1 - Solomon Islands school leaders readiness for inclusive education
AU - Porakari, James
AU - Sevala, Brenda
AU - Miniti, Patrick
AU - Saemane, George
AU - Sharma, Umesh
AU - Forlin, Chris
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The inclusion of students with disabilities was initiated by the Ministry of
Education and Human Resource Development in the Solomon Islands in 2013.
This paper investigates the knowledge, skills, and values of school leaders in
public and private schools in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, in
regard to providing support for inclusive education in their respective schools.
Completed questionnaires were received from 85 leaders of secondary, primary,
and early childhood centres. Results indicate that while leaders are very positive
about their abilities to support their schools they still need professional learning
in specific areas related to inclusive education. The implication of this for
preparing school leaders for inclusive education in the Solomon Islands is
discussed.
AB - The inclusion of students with disabilities was initiated by the Ministry of
Education and Human Resource Development in the Solomon Islands in 2013.
This paper investigates the knowledge, skills, and values of school leaders in
public and private schools in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, in
regard to providing support for inclusive education in their respective schools.
Completed questionnaires were received from 85 leaders of secondary, primary,
and early childhood centres. Results indicate that while leaders are very positive
about their abilities to support their schools they still need professional learning
in specific areas related to inclusive education. The implication of this for
preparing school leaders for inclusive education in the Solomon Islands is
discussed.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/doi/pdf/10.1080/13603116.2015.1013999
U2 - 10.1080/13603116.2015.1013999
DO - 10.1080/13603116.2015.1013999
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-3116
VL - 19
SP - 863
EP - 874
JO - International Journal of Inclusive Education
JF - International Journal of Inclusive Education
IS - 8
ER -