EDS4801 ASSIGNMENT 6 – FULL ESSAYS AND REFERENCE ( 2 JULY 2025)

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The paper explores inclusive education through three big ideas: social justice (giving each learner what they need), equality (treating everyone as an equal), and human rights (basic freedoms that belong to all people). After introducing these ideas, it unpacks key theories—Freire’s critical pedagogy, Rawls’s fairness principles, and the human-rights model of disability—to show why schools must change rather than forcing children to “fit.”

Next, the assignment explains how fair practices boost learning for all, break the link between disability and poverty, and build democratic habits. Real-world examples from South Africa, Finland, Botswana, and Kenya illustrate how ramps, sign-language training, and flexible lessons reduce discrimination when backed by proper funding and community support.

Teachers’ roles come to the fore with practical tools such as Universal Design for Learning, co-teaching, positive behaviour support, and low-cost assistive technology. School-wide actions—mission statements, parent partnerships, and data tracking—demonstrate that inclusion is a team effort.

The conclusion offers five clear recommendations: align policy with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, embed inclusive methods in teacher training, strengthen early-support systems, amplify family and learner voices, and collect better data to guide resources. Altogether, the essay argues that when schools actively uphold social justice, equality, and human rights, every child can confidently say, “I belong here and I am learning.”