Using Networking to Measure the Promotion of Inclusive Education in Developing Countries: The Case of the Pacific Region

Abstract

This chapter reviews the history of an approach to networking between practitioners which uses inquiry-based methods to document innovative examples of inclusive education. The networking task is located in the context of efforts to promote Education for All which have so far failed to include the economically poorest and most marginalised children. The case of the Pacific region’s efforts to include children with disability in education is presented as a particular challenge, given its small, multilingual and geographically scattered population. An emerging strategy is presented as a framework for analysing the context of, and promoting greater conceptual clarity around, inclusive education in the Pacific region. Ultimately this networking approach has the potential to measure progress towards a more nuanced conceptualisation of the inclusive education agenda.

Citation

Miles, S., Merumeru, L. and Lene, D. (2014), "Using Networking to Measure the Promotion of Inclusive Education in Developing Countries: The Case of the Pacific Region", Measuring Inclusive Education (International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 205-226. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-363620140000003026