Abstract
education through enactment of the Pacific Education
Development Framework. To support this move, key stakeholders have
identified the need for developing local and contextually appropriate
indicators for measuring progress of disability-inclusive education. This
paper reports on the usefulness of a newly developed tool (Pacific
Indicators for Disability-Inclusive Education – Pacific-INDIE) as a catalyst
in implementing inclusive education in the Pacific. Data were collected
from a range of stakeholders who have used the Pacific-INDIE in three
countries (Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands). Thematic analysis was used
to identify the key themes relating to the usefulness of the tool. The key
themes that emerged from the data included, positive outcomes,
challenges, planned future directions, and process issues. The findings
discussed are related to how the indicators can best support future
policy development and implementation of disability-inclusive education
across the region.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 730-746 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Journal of Inclusive Education |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Pacific-INDIE
- disability-inclusive education
- Pacific Islands
- disability
- inclusion
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Using indicators as a catalyst for inclusive education in the Pacific Islands. / Sharma, Umesh; Forlin, Chris; Marella, Manjula; Jitoko, Filipe.
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T1 - Using indicators as a catalyst for inclusive education in the Pacific Islands
AU - Sharma, Umesh
AU - Forlin, Chris
AU - Marella, Manjula
AU - Jitoko, Filipe
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The Pacific Island countries are committed to promoting disabilityinclusiveeducation through enactment of the Pacific EducationDevelopment Framework. To support this move, key stakeholders haveidentified the need for developing local and contextually appropriateindicators for measuring progress of disability-inclusive education. Thispaper reports on the usefulness of a newly developed tool (PacificIndicators for Disability-Inclusive Education – Pacific-INDIE) as a catalystin implementing inclusive education in the Pacific. Data were collectedfrom a range of stakeholders who have used the Pacific-INDIE in threecountries (Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands). Thematic analysis was usedto identify the key themes relating to the usefulness of the tool. The keythemes that emerged from the data included, positive outcomes,challenges, planned future directions, and process issues. The findingsdiscussed are related to how the indicators can best support futurepolicy development and implementation of disability-inclusive educationacross the region.
AB - The Pacific Island countries are committed to promoting disabilityinclusiveeducation through enactment of the Pacific EducationDevelopment Framework. To support this move, key stakeholders haveidentified the need for developing local and contextually appropriateindicators for measuring progress of disability-inclusive education. Thispaper reports on the usefulness of a newly developed tool (PacificIndicators for Disability-Inclusive Education – Pacific-INDIE) as a catalystin implementing inclusive education in the Pacific. Data were collectedfrom a range of stakeholders who have used the Pacific-INDIE in threecountries (Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands). Thematic analysis was usedto identify the key themes relating to the usefulness of the tool. The keythemes that emerged from the data included, positive outcomes,challenges, planned future directions, and process issues. The findingsdiscussed are related to how the indicators can best support futurepolicy development and implementation of disability-inclusive educationacross the region.
KW - Pacific-INDIE
KW - disability-inclusive education
KW - Pacific Islands
KW - disability
KW - inclusion
U2 - 10.1080/13603116.2016.1251979
DO - 10.1080/13603116.2016.1251979
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 730
EP - 746
JO - International Journal of Inclusive Education
JF - International Journal of Inclusive Education
SN - 1360-3116
IS - 7
ER -