Keywords
Inclusive education, special educational needs, students with disabilities, unrwa, palestine, refugees
Abstract
For refugee children with disabilities, international agencies largely provide humanitarian assistance, including education. However, the obstacles associated with refugee existence can impede progress in the movement towards educating children with disabilities in inclusive settings. Perceptions of inclusive education in schools operated by the Jordan field of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East were explored through multiple embedded case studies. Each of the three schools examined included a student with a special educational need. The researcher also investigated strategies and supports provided by education stakeholders to students with special educational needs in inclusive classrooms. The study was framed by four research questions aligned to a theoretical model of inclusive education and guided by propositions. Findings from interviews, classroom observations, and document reviews, suggest that all stakeholders believe education for students with special educational needs is a human right. However, perceptions of inclusion differed based on several factors including the student’s level of need and the disability, the teacher’s self-efficacy and feeling of preparedness towards meeting the needs of students, and the impact of overcrowded classrooms and limited instructional time. In comparing results between stakeholders, differences existed in perceptions of benefits and challenges associated with inclusive education.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2013
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Dieker, Lisa
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Education and Human Performance
Department
Dean's Office, Education
Degree Program
Education; Exceptional Education
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0004923
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0004923
Language
English
Release Date
August 2013
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education, Education -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Rodriguez, Jacqueline, "An Examination Of Inclusive Education In Schools Operated By The Jordan Field Of The United Nations Relief And Works Agency For Palestine Refugees In The Near East" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2684.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2684