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978-3-319-60768-9

Education for Children with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publication year: 2017

ISBN: 978-3-319-60768-9

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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.


Subject: Social Sciences, special and inclusive settings, disability in Ethopia, children with disabilities in schools, equity in education, feeling like a family, majority world, capability approach, countries of the global South, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Schools and Schooling, Disability Studies, Ethnology