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Inclusive Education in the 21 st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Nigeria. Asian Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal
ABSTRACT This paper attempts to highlight and examine the concept of inclusion and the prospects it holds, for special education practice in Nigeria in the 21st century. In addition, the paper discusses the challenges of inclusion in Nigeria, while reflecting upon the ground reality in the country. INTRODUCTION Today, if there is any concept that has gained currency in the world of special needs education, it is inclusion. A run down of major publications in the field, will reveal the volume of intellectual energy that has been (and is being) dissipated in the examination of this emerging concept. Inclusion is generating thoughts and attention world wide as a new approach in the provision of services for learners with special needs. International organisations particularly UNESCO, now see inclusive schooling as an effective approach in the education of this class of learners