J. Except. People 2013, 2(1):95-100

Understanding the myth of inclusion preparing teachers for an inclusive setting in Nigeria

James Abua Ewa
Dept of voc & special edu, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria

The Salamanca Statement 1994 charged respective governments to make education inclusive. Of the several problems besieging inclusive education in Africa, especially in Nigeria, is the misunderstanding and misconception of the subject matter even by certified educators. If inclusion has to work in the school system; it follows therefore that the facilitators of the subject matter must understand the ingredients. The thrust of the paper therefore is on how to train, retrain, orientate, and re-orientate teachers who are the major catalysts in the inclusive agenda to be poised towards achieving the goals of the inclusive education in Nigeria.

Keywords: Inclusion, inclusive education, benefits of inclusion, disabled people

Published: December 11, 2013  Show citation

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Ewa, J.A. (2013). Understanding the myth of inclusion preparing teachers for an inclusive setting in Nigeria. Journal of Exceptional People, 2(3), 95-100
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