1.3 Inclusive Education Policy Strategies ... cultural and attitudinal barriers. Develop a unified system of inclusive education for learners in formal and non- formal settings 5. If anything, it is one of the barriers to moving forward" (Clough and Corbett, 2000). Attitudinal barriers Attitudinal barriers were a recurring theme in the data. Addressing barriers to implementing inclusive education in the Pacific Umesh Sharma a, Ann Cheryl Armstrongb, Laisiasa Merumeru b, Janine Simic and Hannah Yareda aFaculty of Education, Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education Academic Community, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; bFaculty of Education, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji; Recommendations for promoting accessibility and full participation are provided. It sheds light on the historical, systemic, structural, organizational, and attitudinal barriers that continue to be antithetical to the philosophy and practice of inclusive education within the Caribbean. Jha (2002) also expresses that the Salamanca Framework of Action did refer to a move from the term 'special educational needs' to inclusive education. Socio-Economic Barriers in India India has one of the world’s largest higher education systems, yet it only serves 6 percent of the relevant age group. to inclusive education … Although Inclusive Education is a priority for the Indian Government and there have been legislations, programmes, etc to make it successful, there is still a very big gap between the policies and their implementation. (Shown in Fig:1) Fig:1Showing Barriers to Inclusive Education Inclusion is not a soft process. The article Barriers and facilitators to inclusive education written by Pivik, McComas, and Laflamme (2002) centers around the problems of students with mobility limitations and focuses on four categories of barriers: physical environment, intentional, unintentional attitudinal barriers, and physical limitations. 7. Inclusive Education is a relatively new concept, having gained international attention in 2000, following the Education for All campaign. Every child has a right to inclusive education, including children with disabilities. Decision-making An inclusive environment is particularly Barriers Of Inclusive Education 12. It requires lot of struggle and commitment to overcome all types of barriers mainly attitudinal and social. It is clear that inclusion will remain a significant challenge if practitioners are not committed to its principles and it will be impossible if practitioners fail to embrace their responsibilities for the education … Consultation Report (October 2003), p.69. Inclusive Education can only flourish in a system, which generates inclusive ideology. Despite a shift in special education delivery in recent years, students who have an intellectual disability still face barriers to public education in elementary and secondary schools across Ontario. Thus, I strongly reject the traditional belief that all barriers to learning are intrinsic to the individual child. Cited in University of Toronto The inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education setting is now the norm rather than the exception. All Means All is the Australian Alliance for Inclusive Education, a nationwide multi-stakeholder alliance working to implement an inclusive education system and remove the legal, structural and attitudinal barriers that limit the rights of some students, including students with disabilities, to access full inclusive education in regular classrooms in Australian schools. The review takes a broad view of ‘mainstream’ services, and includes health, education, social should be excluded. The education of students with special needs is no longer the responsibility of just special education teachers. iv. 2. The real challenge of Inclusive Education is to meet the special needs of all children with and without disabilities. 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