Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30616
Title: Bhutanese Parental Awareness and Understanding of Children's Rights and Policies for Inclusive Education
Contributor(s): Jigyel, Karma (author); Miller, Judith A  (author)orcid ; Mavropoulou, Sofia (author); Berman, Jeanette  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2020-12
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30616
Open Access Link: https://ajiebd.net/2020/12/30/bhutanese-parental-awareness-and-understanding-of-childrens-rights-and-policies-for-inclusive-education/Open Access Link
Abstract: Within the context of the International Conventions for the rights of children in education, countries around the world have been developing policies and practices to establish universal and inclusive education. A key aspect of this situation is the recognition that parents, who know the rights of children to education and are aware of the education policies and practices, can advocate for, and make informed decisions about, the education of their children. This qualitative study investigated parental awareness and understanding of educational rights and access to educational policy relevant to their children with a disability in Bhutan. Both parents of 13 children with a disability, were individually interviewed to determine their knowledge of policies and rights in inclusive education. Manual thematic analysis of the interview transcripts in combination with computer-assisted analysis (Leximancer, 2016) revealed that the majority of parents (n=21/26) were not aware of the educational rights and policies and had minimal knowledge related to education for their children: however, parents expressed their strong desire to know more. This study highlights the need for greater parental awareness of their children's rights for participation in schools and provides the basis for initiating parent advocacy groups to support the inclusion of children with a disability in Bhutan.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Asian Journal of Inclusive Education, 8(1), p. 53-77
Publisher: Asian Centre for Inclusive Education
Place of Publication: India
ISSN: 2307-1087
2304-1188
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130312 Special Education and Disability
130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390407 Inclusive education
390411 Special education and disability
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930402 School/Institution Community and Environment
930302 Syllabus and Curriculum Development
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160205 Policies and development
169999 Other education and training not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://ajie-bd.net/2020/12/30/bhutanese-parental-awareness-and-understanding-of-childrens-rights-and-policies-for-inclusive-education/
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