BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:722@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20250218T110000Z DTEND:20250218T123000Z DTSTAMP:20250203T165909Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/education-provision-for-students-with-di sabilities-and-additional-learning-needs-in-papua-new-guinea/ SUMMARY:Education provision for students with disabilities and additional l earning needs in Papua New Guinea DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 18 February 11:00-12:30\nREGISTER HERE\nUniversity of S ussex Campus : Global Studies Resource Centre\, Arts C / Zoom Webinar\nSpe aker: Guy Le Fanu\nPart of the series: CIE Research Café\nIn recent decad es\, there has been increased awareness of the need for education systems around the world to become more inclusive for learners with disabilities a nd additional learning needs (DALN). This has been attributed to civil soc iety activism (both within countries and globally) and the signing\, endor sement and ratification of various international agreements\, such as the Salamanca Statement (1994)\, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)\, and the Sustainable Development Goals (2015).\nThis seminar will report back on research carried out last year with a Papua Ne w Guinean researcher\, Mevelyn Kawane\, a lecturer in special and inclusiv e education at Balob Teachers College in Lae. This case-study based resear ch was carried out over a four-week period in a ‘model’ inclusive prim ary school with a significant number of learners with DALN. It involved le sson observation and semi-structured interviews with selected teachers\, a long with broader contextual analysis. While it was found the teachers had developed their own ‘home grown’ inclusive pedagogical practices to a ccommodate these learners\, it was also found they struggled to meet their needs\, particularly the needs of deaf learners. These challenges can be placed in the immediate context of teaching and learning realities and the broader contexts of curriculum reform\, culturally embedded pedagogical p ractices\, fragile support systems\, and the impact of colonialism\, post- colonialism and globalisation on the Papua New Guinea education system.\nP ost-research\, discussions were held with the Provincial Division of Educa tion which had commissioned the research. In the light of these discussion s\, strategies for strengthening education provision at the school were id entified which are at present being implemented.\nThe implications of the research will be discussed\, particularly for the new inclusive education policy in Papua New Guinea and for the international development community as it seeks to promote sustainable inclusive education of good quality in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.\nAn article based on the res earch has recently been published in International Journal of Educational Development and can be downloaded from: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/a rticle/S0738-0593(25)00014-8\nGuy Le Fanu taught in special and comprehen sive schools in the UK before working in Bangladesh for four years support ing the government’s integrated education programme for learners with vi sual impairments and six years in Papua New Guinea lecturing in special an d inclusive education at the University of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands . For twelve years\, he was the Senior Global Technical Lead at Sightsaver s\, a UK based\, disability-focused international non-governmental organis ation working in the fields of health\, education and social inclusion in Africa and South Asia.\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/0 1/CIE-logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Seminar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR