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Article: Implementing inclusive education in an early childhood setting: a case study of a Hong Kong kindergarten
Title | Implementing inclusive education in an early childhood setting: a case study of a Hong Kong kindergarten |
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Keywords | Early childhood settings Hong Kong Inclusive education Special educational needs Stakeholders’ perspectives |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03004430.asp |
Citation | Early Child Development and Care, 2017, v. 189 n. 2, p. 207-219 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Inclusive education has been promoted in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong since the 1990s, and it has now spread to pre-primary education. Without qualified teachers and sufficient resources, however, it is difficult to implement inclusion in early childhood settings. This case study investigated how inclusive education was practised in an ordinary kindergarten in Hong Kong with a focus on its benefits and challenges. Two children with special educational needs, their teachers and parents, the learning support team members, and the school principal were involved in the study, which included the triangulation of observations, interviews, and documentation analysis. The results indicated that (1) the chosen kindergarten demonstrated a variety of inclusive practices and (2) although there were some problems and difficulties, all of the participants interviewed showed positive attitudes towards the inclusive programme. The implications and challenges of implementing inclusion in Hong Kong early childhood settings are discussed. © 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/242811 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.528 |
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dc.contributor.author | ZHU, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Li, H | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hsieh, WY | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-25T02:45:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-25T02:45:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Early Child Development and Care, 2017, v. 189 n. 2, p. 207-219 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0300-4430 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/242811 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Inclusive education has been promoted in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong since the 1990s, and it has now spread to pre-primary education. Without qualified teachers and sufficient resources, however, it is difficult to implement inclusion in early childhood settings. This case study investigated how inclusive education was practised in an ordinary kindergarten in Hong Kong with a focus on its benefits and challenges. Two children with special educational needs, their teachers and parents, the learning support team members, and the school principal were involved in the study, which included the triangulation of observations, interviews, and documentation analysis. The results indicated that (1) the chosen kindergarten demonstrated a variety of inclusive practices and (2) although there were some problems and difficulties, all of the participants interviewed showed positive attitudes towards the inclusive programme. The implications and challenges of implementing inclusion in Hong Kong early childhood settings are discussed. © 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03004430.asp | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Early Child Development and Care | - |
dc.rights | Preprint: This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. Postprint: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. | - |
dc.subject | Early childhood settings | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject | Inclusive education | - |
dc.subject | Special educational needs | - |
dc.subject | Stakeholders’ perspectives | - |
dc.title | Implementing inclusive education in an early childhood setting: a case study of a Hong Kong kindergarten | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Li, H: huili@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Hsieh, WY: wyhsieh@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, H=rp00926 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Hsieh, WY=rp01812 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/03004430.2017.1307841 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85016106010 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 274124 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 189 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 207 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 219 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000454951000003 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0300-4430 | - |