FUNDING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS
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Date
2020
Authors
Makoelle, Tsediso Michael
Burmistrova, Valeriya
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South African Journal of Education
Abstract
The implementation of inclusive education in South African schools has resulted in more demands being placed on them to
make provision for the inclusion of learners with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms. This has brought
about substantial changes regarding school financing in order to cater for a diverse learner population. This generic
qualitative study conducted through interviews with 9 secondary school principals from formerly disadvantaged and
advantaged schools, as well as policy document analysis, investigated the current school financing practices for inclusive
education in schools aimed at attaining equity and social justice. During this study data were analysed using inductive
content analysis. The findings of the study suggest that although provision has been made in terms of the National Norms
and Standards for School Funding policy, schools, especially those in previously disadvantaged communities, are not
adequately and suitably resourced to implement inclusive education fully
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Type of access: Open Access, equity, inclusion, inclusive education, school financing, social justice
Citation
Makoelle, T. M., & Burmistrova, V. (2020). Funding inclusive education for equity and social justice in South African schools. South African Journal of Education, 40(4), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.15700/saje.v40n4a2037