The Challenges of Inclusive Education in Developing Countries in South East Asia

This conceptual chapter presents an overview of the current developments in special education, specifically in inclusive education, and focuses only on the barriers experienced by the different stakeholders in developing countries in South East Asia. To support inclusion and equity in education, governments need to influence public opinion, implement legislation and policy regulations, and provide financial resources. The three key stakeholders are the government, educational professionals, and families. There are also others including instructors and other education professionals, teacher trainers and researchers, national, local, and school-level administrators and managers, policy-makers and service providers in other sectors, civic groups in the community, and members of minority groups who are at risk of exclusion. Awareness of the value of inclusive education should be raised amongst all stakeholders to develop a network of support for all learners.

Educação e sua Importância no Processo de Inclusão de Crianças com TDAH: Inquietações a serem enfrentadas no Ensino Regular / Children with ADHD: Concerns to be Faced in Regular Education

Resumo: O intuito da pesquisa foi conhecer a importância da educação de acordo com o processo de inclusão, o que afirmam os pesquisadores acerca do Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH). Quanto ao processo metodológico, foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica com abordagem qualitativa e estudo de caso com entrevista semiestruturada. Os efeitos apontaram as dificuldades de adaptação por conta da falta de qualificação específica dos professores no ensino regular, falta de conhecimento por parte das famílias, dificuldades de aprendizagens e deficiência quanto à equidade no ensino. Concluiu-se que a educação inclusiva ainda está se moldando e se adaptando, seja na sociedade ou nas políticas públicas. Ao mesmo tempo em que parte da dificuldade de aprendizagem desses alunos com necessidades especiais, é dos pais sem informação adequada e os profissionais da educação, como também a sociedade e a comunidades escolares sem nenhuma formação ou informações adequadas. Palavras-chave: Ensino-aprendizagem. Inclusão. Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade. Capacitação. __________________________ Abstract: The purpose of the research was to know the importance of education according to the inclusion process, which researchers claim about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). As for the methodological process, a bibliographical research was carried out with a qualitative approach and a case study with semi-structured interview. The effects pointed out the difficulties of adaptation due to the lack of specific qualification of teachers in regular education, lack of knowledge on the part of families, learning difficulties and deficiencies in terms of equity in education. It was concluded that inclusive education is still shaping and adapting, whether in society or in public policies. While part of the learning difficulty of these students with special needs is parents without adequate information and education professionals, as well as society and school communities without any training or adequate information. Keywords: Teaching-learning. Inclusion. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Training.

Developing Equitable Pedagogical Practices in Teacher Education: Considerations for Critical Transformative Perspectives in a North American Context

Teacher education programs may encourage their students to reflect upon their own school experiences through critical perspectives to develop equitable pedagogical practices for a better society. However, what are the implications of using critical perspectives? The purpose of this theoretical paper is to examine assumptions of using critical transformative approaches in teacher education for equity by addressing the following question: What issues between teacher educators and their students need to be considered when using a critical transformative learning approach to develop equitable pedagogical practices in a North American context? By framing critical and transformative learning as working with difficult knowledge and cognitive dissonance, I argue that teacher education courses need to create spaces that foster authentic dialogues to move beyond psychologizing to critical awareness for equity in education.

Gender Digital Divide and Education in Latin America: A Literature Review

Gender equity in education is one of the main targets for social justice and sustainable development. This literature review, from a gender approach, was conducted to understand how the gender digital divide (GDD) in information and communication technologies (ICT) and education are related in Latin American countries. A total of 28 articles have been analyzed as a satisfactory sample of the scientific literature to examine how this relation is explored and its influence, to acknowledge political stakeholders, as well as provide information and proposals to address the digital gender divide in education research in this region. The results show the need to develop research from the pedagogical and gender perspectives in Latin America, since they are not represented within an obvious problem.

COVID-19 and crises of higher education: Responses and intensifying inequalities in the Global South

This special issue contributes to the vibrant debates concerning the ‘responses and intensifying inequalities in the Global South’ underway with regard to COVID-19 and the subsequent crises of higher education. With neoliberal globalization in a deeper crisis by the pandemic, transforming higher education and teaching configurations in ways that appease the rich and powerful players, while simultaneously seeking to neutralize forms of equity in education. Rather than pointing fingers at the broken structures and wider external economic framework, we argue that re-centring the humanistic, holistic and bottom-up approach that frames the post-pandemic higher education offers a more useful framework for understanding educational transformation in the contemporary period.