Current Practices of Inclusive Education - A Case Study in Indonesia

Unik Ambarwati, Sisca Rahmadonna, Pujaningsih Pujaningsih

2017

Abstract

Increasing enrollment number of students with special needs in regular classroom required specific teaching skills of classroom teachers. Since 2001, Indonesia has been implementing an inclusive education that leads to urgent call for an in-depth investigation of some challenges and the need of support for teachers to provide adequate educational services for all learners including students with special needs. This paper reports a case study of inclusive practices in Yogyakarta, one of the cities in Indonesia which received a national award as an inclusive city in 2015. A forum Group Discussion (FGD), interview and observation were conducted in order to investigate the current practices and the need of support for teachers in inclusive schools. A variety of educational practices in inclusive schools in one city in Indonesia is found that relate to the need of support to improve collaborative work and teaching competencies in inclusive classrooms.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ambarwati U., Rahmadonna S. and Pujaningsih P. (2017). Current Practices of Inclusive Education - A Case Study in Indonesia.In 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES, ISBN 978-989-758-314-8, pages 375-381. DOI: 10.5220/0007041403750381

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ices17,
author={Unik Ambarwati and Sisca Rahmadonna and Pujaningsih Pujaningsih},
title={Current Practices of Inclusive Education - A Case Study in Indonesia},
booktitle={1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,},
year={2017},
pages={375-381},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007041403750381},
isbn={978-989-758-314-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,
TI - Current Practices of Inclusive Education - A Case Study in Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-314-8
AU - Ambarwati U.
AU - Rahmadonna S.
AU - Pujaningsih P.
PY - 2017
SP - 375
EP - 381
DO - 10.5220/0007041403750381