Global partnership supports inclusive education
A new research grant from the J&K Wonderland Foundation is enabling University of Newcastle researchers to investigate whether schools in NSW are becoming less inclusive for children with disability.
While school is important for education and social connection, many parents of children with disabilities in NSW are finding it harder to get past the school gate.
Special and inclusive education scholar, Associate Professor Jill Duncan, says there is evidence that segregation in schools is increasing; and Australia’s primary and secondary education systems are failing to become more inclusive of students with disability.
As schools in NSW gain more autonomy over how they provide education, which affects everything from enrolments to support programs, we need to understand what this means for the direct experience of students with disability.”
Associate Professor Jill Duncan
School of Education
Thanks to a generous grant from the J&K Wonderland Foundation, her team is investigating if recent advances in school autonomy are disadvantaging children with disability.
“As schools in NSW gain more autonomy over how they provide education, which affects everything from enrolments to support programs, we need to understand what this means for the direct experience of students with disability.”
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