Education for Children with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Developing a Sense of Belonging

• Main Author: Schiemer, Margarita (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Inclusive Learning and Educational Equity ; 4
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Ethnology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• Physical Description: XIX, 200 p. 29 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319607689
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60768-9
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book presents insights into the lived realities of children with disabilities in primary schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It examines specific cultural and societal characteristics of Ethiopia that influence the education of children with disabilities. The book presents findings drawn from interviews with, and participant observation of the schoolchildren, family members, teachers and other "experts", and places these findings in a cultural-historical context. The multidimensional approach taken allows for, on the one hand, the provision of a historical grounding of the book, explaining the main historical junctures and their implications for education, and the discussion of the role of culture and society as barriers and facilitators of education. On the other hand, it gives the book a more personal angle, allowing the reader to gain insight into what it means to feel like a family, develop a sense of belo nging, and trying to move toward educational equity.  .