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Schooling, society and inclusive education discusses the interrelated dynamics of schooling, society and inclusive education focussing on the knowledge and skills Teacher Education students need to make sense of their professional and social environment and to engage with the realities of schooling in South Africa and Africa. The book also provides fresh insights into educational theory, challenging societal issues and policy development processes.

Schooling, society and inclusive education discusses the interrelated dynamics of schooling, society and inclusive education focussing on the knowledge and skills Teacher Education students need to make sense of their professional and social environment and to engage with the realities of schooling in South Africa and Africa. The book also provides fresh insights into educational theory, challenging societal issues and policy development processes.

Features

  • Application to the classroom boxes provide additional background information on the topic discussed and ask students to reflect on the implications for classroom practice
  • Case studies or Ethical consideration boxes can provide an ethical perspective introducing students to ethical issues in a realistic way
  • Activity boxes present a core problem or issue with accompanying questions. This enhances critical thinking skills and provides a platform for discussion
  • Check your progress/Stop and reflect boxes test understanding of the key concepts
  • End chapter question/ critical thinking questions test concepts from multiple perspectives and enable students to apply the knowledge they have attained to their wider environment
  • Talking Heads
  • Margin Glosses

Part 1: Alternative ways of knowing
1The meaning and practice of educational theory
2Indigenous African theories in multicultural education
3Towards an Afrocentric-indigenous pedagogy
4Africanisation, Ubuntu and IKS: A learner-centred approach
Part 2: The child and dynamics of the environment
5The ecological model of human development: An African perspective
6Violence in educational institutions: Cyber bullying
7Sexual violence in special schools
8Managing school violence
9Poverty and education in post-democratic South Africa
10Education and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Part 3: Understanding inclusive education
11The historical development of inclusive education in South Africa
12Inclusive education in the classroom: Practical applications
13Barriers to formal learning in South Africa
14Language as a barrier to learning in South African classrooms
B.Ed and PGCE students taking modules in Inclusive education.
  • Schooling, Society and Inclusive Education



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