Exploring the Impediments to the Implementation of Policy of Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support in Schools: Implications for Educational Evaluators
- Title
- Exploring the Impediments to the Implementation of Policy of Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support in Schools: Implications for Educational Evaluators
- Author(s)
- Rachel Motshidisi Ntseto, Rantsie J. Kgothule, Christian Sunday Ugwuanyi, & Chinedu I.O. Okeke See all items with this value
- Date
- 2021 See all items with this value
- Description
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Effective schools are educationally inclusive schools, in which the teaching, learning, achievements, attitudes, and well-being of every person are of almost importance. However, it has been observed that some schools do not meet up the set standard for inclusiveness as a result of some implementation challenges. Thus, this study sought to
explore the impediments/challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of the policy of Screening, Identification, Assessment, and Support (SIAS) in schools. The researchers adopted a participatory action research design using three schools selected from Motheo District. An interview guide was used to collect data from teachers and School-Based Support Team (SBST) coordinators, and district officials. Data were analysed thematically and it was found that SIAS as one of the Inclusive Education policies is not effectively implemented as a result of several challenges. Such challenges facing the implementation of SIAS policy include attitudes towards SIAS, lack of knowledge and understanding of SIAS, lack of support to learners and teachers, inadequate teacher training in SIAS
policy. These implicate the expertise of educational evaluators in that they will use the findings of this study to come up with appropriate strategies to handle these existing impediments. The researchers, therefore, recommend that these identified challenges should be appropriately taken care of to ensure effective implementation of the policy of Screening, Identification, Assessment, and Support (SIAS) in schools. - Publisher
- Journal Of Critical Reviews See all items with this value
- Keywords
- Explore, Impediments, Implementation, Policy of screening, identification, assessment and support See all items with this value
- volume
- 8
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 1383-1392
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- Journal Articles
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