TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract The Ghana chapter on special education begins with the history of service provisions for persons with disabilities. It includes information on educational and rehabilitation services, special schools and integrated education. Detailed data is related concerning prevalence and incidence rates and special needs among the Ghana population. This is followed by a comprehensive section on regular and special education teacher roles, expectations, and training. An important aspect of Ghana’s special education is its movement towards inclusive education. The support for this movement comes from the Ministry of Education’s policy, namely, The Education Strategic Plan (ESP), which adopts inclusive education and promotes it as the future special education direction for the country. The chapter provides detailed information on the issues related to the implementation of the ESP plan, four models that have been developed for inclusive education, the progress and effort that Ghana has made towards inclusive education as well as significant challenges that are present.
VL  - 28
SN  - 978-1-78441-096-4/0270-4013
DO  - 10.1108/S0270-401320140000028021
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320140000028021
AU  - Kuyini Ahmed Bawa
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Special Education Today in Ghana
T2  - Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe
T3  - Advances in Special Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 431
EP  - 469
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -