The Impact of Education in Shaping Lives: Reflections of Young People with Disabilities in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Singal, Nidhi; Mahama Salifu, Edward; Iddrisu, Khadijatu; Casely-Hayford, Leslie; Lundebye, Helen
Titel	The Impact of Education in Shaping Lives: Reflections of Young People with Disabilities in Ghana
Quelle	In: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19 (2015) 9, S.908-925 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3116
DOI	10.1080/13603116.2015.1018343
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Disabilities; Poverty; Access to Education; Educational Experience; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Attitudes toward Disabilities; Public Policy; Statistical Analysis; Barriers; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Job Skills; Social Attitudes; Educational Policy; Mainstreaming; Age Differences; Graduation Rate; Comparative Analysis; Employment Level; Semi Structured Interviews; Adolescents; Young Adults; Qualitative Research; Coding; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Transportation; Student Experience; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Handicap; Behinderung; Armut; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungserfahrung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Öffentliche Ordnung; Statistische Analyse; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Produktive Fertigkeit; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Beschäftigungsgrad; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Qualitative Forschung; Codierung; Programmierung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Verkehrswesen; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	There is increasing recognition of the importance of focusing on people with disabilities (PWDs) in international efforts aimed at poverty alleviation. While universal education has been central to these efforts, the specific and additional needs of children with disabilities are often overlooked in policies and programmes. In order to gain a nuanced appreciation of the lives of young PWDs in a Ghanaian context, this paper draws on research conducted with young PWDs and their significant others in order to understand their educational journeys, employment prospects and perceptions towards disability of those around them. In addition to collecting primary data, the latest policy documents related to disability, education and employment are reviewed and statistical analysis is undertaken based on the Housing and Population Census 2010. Our research highlights the barriers facing those with disability in accessing quality education. While education was recognised as paramount to leading a better life and participants noted benefits beyond employment such as gaining self-sufficiency and social benefits, unequal educational opportunities underpin some of the reasons for the widening of gaps between those with disabilities and their non-disabled counterparts. Furthermore, while education was perceived as important for gaining employment, this was not the case in reality, as young people faced difficulties due to both physical and attitudinal barriers limiting their opportunities for economic and social participation. The paper concludes by noting that systematic changes in the policy arena are needed to enable youth with disabilities to take their rightful place in mainstream society. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01