Overview: Connecting schools, families and communities, and decoloniality in Disability Studies in Education

Abstract

Advance preprint of chapter from the forthcoming Disability Studies in Inclusive Education open textbook edited by Judith McKenzie, Kofi Nseibo, Chantal Samuels and Amani Karisa.  After completing this section, you will be able to:  Explore experiences of childhood impairment in families.  Describe an ecosystemic model of inclusive education.  Explore inclusion and exclusion as connected processes in a mainstream school on its journey to becoming an inclusive school.  Identify the role of the children, teachers, parents, school leadership and the broader community in the process of creating an inclusive school.  Understand how education in Africa reflects colonial practices.  Understand decoloniality in Disability Studies in Education.  Understand the importance of collaborating with parents in the schooling of children with impairments.  </ul