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Investigating FET college lecturers' experiences of the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in a mainstream classroom.

dc.contributor.advisorMuribwathoho, Henry Nkhanedzeni.
dc.contributor.authorMakanya, Sibongile.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-12T09:19:35Z
dc.date.available2017-01-12T09:19:35Z
dc.date.created2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionMaster of Education in Educational Psychology. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Edgewood 2015.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis is a qualitative study that involved 7 FET College lecturers and investigated their experiences of including the learning disabled in a mainstream classroom. Both in-depth qualitative interviews and observations were used to investigate their experiences. The findings indicate that the lecturers have both positive and negative experiences of including students with learning disabilities in the mainstream classroom. Despite any formal training on inclusive education as highlighted in Education White Paper 6 (EWP6), the FET College lecturers are striving to include the learning disabled in the mainstream classroom. However, they also encounter a myriad of challenges when including the learning disabled in the mainstream classrooms. The findings indicate that the FET College is currently not equipped with adequate resources and programmes that cater for the needs of students with learning disabilities. Moreover, FET College lecturers that were interviewed indicated that they had no qualifications that specifically equip them to teach students with learning disabilities. They all felt a need for training and staff development in the area of teaching and supporting students with learning disabilities. Recommendations into improving the provisioning of support to the lecturers teaching students with learning disabilities and the students concerned are made.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/13889
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subjectVocational teachers--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectMainstreaming in education--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectStudents with disabilities--South Africa--Services for.en_US
dc.subjectCollege teachers--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Education.en_US
dc.subjectFurther Education and Training (FET)en_US
dc.titleInvestigating FET college lecturers' experiences of the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in a mainstream classroom.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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