Akyeampong, K. (2009). But here's what teachers do make: a difference in the world. The policy (2015, p. 6) defines a child with special educational needs [SEN] as: a child with disability, namely, visual, hearing, locomotor, and intellectual impairments. But the policy extends the concept SEN to cover those who are failing in school, for a wide variety of reasons that are known to be barriers to a childs optimal progress in learning and development. This has the potential of influencing the learning experience of such students in the classroom. The policy defines inclusion in its broadest sense as ensuring access and learning for all children: especially those disadvantaged from linguistic, ethnic, gender, geographic or religious minority, from an economically impoverished background as well as children with special needs including those with disabilities. Clearly, some people will hold onto their mistaken views no matter how much evidence you present them. The SDGs Goal 4.5 explicitly mentions persons with disabilities. Finkelstein, V. (1980). In my view, it is good the government has assured Ghanaians that the CSE will not be part of the new basic school curricula, but we may eventually have to come back to the issue. Using the curriculum to promote inclusive education? A., and Asimeng-Boahene, L. (2011). Dev. Nancy Barile, Award-Winning Teacher, M.A.Ed. The Ghana news Agency (GNA) was established on March 5, 1957, i.e. Teacher Education in Ghana: Policies and Practices. Misconceptions about GMOs in Ghana due to weak education, study reveals. Sustainable Development Goals and sustainability teaching at universities: Falling behind or getting ahead of the pack? The education of students with disabilities is affected by attitudinal, pedagogical, institutional, informational, and environmental accessibility barriers (World Health Organization, 2011; Nakua et al., 2017; Braun and Naami, 2021). Edulearn19 Proc. If so, what were some of the teachers actions that seemed to promote or not promote participation? These questions aim at understanding how the teacher manages the classroom environment. Curriculum in 2018 was written to reform education and the school curriculum. The World Health Organizations report on disabilities indicates that students with disabilities continue to have lower academic achievement than their peers without disabilities (World Health Organization, 2011). Initially, myths were largely on causes and vulnerability. Teachers need much pedagogical preparation on topics including educational psychology, classroom management, assessment, curriculum instruction, communication skills, and budgeting. It seems everyone has an opinion about teachers and their profession these days and most of them arent teachers. Other building facilities were ramped, but the ramps were not accessible. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.309. Paris: UNESCO. Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of - University of Ghana For example, in week five the learning activity for student teachers requires Observation of how socio-economic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds influence the way learners (a boy and a girl) learn. The statement above does not recognize disability as one of the backgrounds that influences learning. But how prepared are student teachers at Colleges of Education in Ghana. The SDGs 4 set out to achieve inclusion and equality in education whilst the social model of disability provides us with the opportunity to identify barriers to inclusion and how to address them. The Teaching Profession In Ghana: What Can Be Done To Improve It?