TY  - UNPB
M1  - Doctoral
PB  - Institute of Education, University of London
A1  - Suwaryani, Nanik
Y1  - 2008///
N2  - This thesis is about the exclusion of disabled children in the education
provision at the primary school level in Indonesia. Although the net enrolment
rate for children aged 7-12 in primary school had reached 94 per cent in
2000, over 30 per cent of them could not complete their sixth grade. Disabled
children are amongst the groups of children who have the highest potential
not to complete school. Many of them have never even attended schools.
This thesis aims to investigate why and how disabled children are excluded
from the school system in Indonesia.
A case study design is selected as the methodological approach to
investigate how and why most disabled pupils are excluded from the
provision of primary education in Indonesia. Data were collected through
interviews with head teachers and teachers from eight primary schools
located in Kecamatan Jatiwulung as well as with officials at the Ministry of
National Education and the Provincial and District Education Offices to
acquire perspectives about existing policies and their implementation
strategies.
Analysis of the findings suggests that disabled children are excluded
not only from mainstream schools but also from the education system at
large. The failure of education policies that is indicated by the lack of clarity
and inconsistency is one of the main factors contributing to that exclusion.
Another factor is the poor dissemination of policy. To move towards inclusion,
there is a need to change the current policy documents which do not take
into account disabled children's right to attend mainstream schools.
Community awareness campaigns, providing ongoing support and
developing practical guidelines are some of the implementation strategies
that need to be considered. Priority should also be given to encouraging
every school, not only pilot schools, to increase disabled pupils' participation
in learning together with their non-disabled peers within their available
resources.
AV  - public
EP  - 264
N1  - Thesis: (PhD) University of London Institute of Education, 2008.
ID  - discovery10020569
TI  - Policy analysis of education provision for disabled children in Indonesia : a case study of eight primary schools in Kecamatan Jatiwulung
UR  - http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479388
ER  -