HED4810 Assignment 9 Final Portfolio (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 6 January 2026

HED4810 Assignment 9 Final Portfolio (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 6 January 2026; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.6.7-1.7.1-1.7.3.9. Ensure your success with us.. Good news! You have been appointed as the Chief Director in charge of Inclusive Education by the Minister of Basic Education, Ms. Siviwe Gwarube. Congratulations! Minister Gwarube has announced that inclusive education will be her priority. She wants you to do the following: Question 1: Defining inclusive education In this module, we have explored several definitions of Inclusive Education. In the module’s readings, some are explicitly labelled as definitions, while others are implied within the text. Select one definition and explain why you believe it is the most relevant and promising for the South African context. If you feel that none of the provided definitions are adequate, you may create your own. However, if you choose to do so, you must provide a detailed explanation of why you developed a new definition. Do not fall into the trap of just picking the first definition presented in the course! Later, you will be asked to link your analyses and recommendations back to this definition. It is therefore necessary to give this careful thought. Your answer should contain no more than 300 words (1 typed page), and at least three in-text citations of different sources. The reference list for each question should appear immediately after that question, not combined in a section at the back of the assignment as a whole. (10 marks) Question 2: Barriers to the effective implementation of inclusive education Clasquin-Johnson and Johnson (2025) note that although South Africa adopted Education for All in 1994 when it ratified the Programme of Action adopted at the Salamanca conference, exclusion from education persists thirty years later. ASSIGNMENT 09 HED4810 2025 7 Write a 300-word essay (1 typed page) explaining why more than 70% of South African learners with disabilities are out of school entirely in 2025. In your essay, you should identify and discuss the barriers to the effective implementation of inclusive education. A minimum of three in-text citations (references) of different sources should accompany your response. (Remember to add the reference list for this question immediately after your answer and not combined at the back of the assignment.) (10 Marks) Reference list Clasquin-Johnson, M.G. & Johnson, E. (2025). Training South African teachers to include learners with autism: reflections from participants. In Halder, S. (Ed.) Handbook on Sustainability, Global Inclusion, and Culture: Interdisciplinary perspectives. India: Springer. Note: A copy of the chapter cited above is available on the module site. Question 3: Recommendations to overcome the barriers and strengthen inclusive education Many researchers have proposed strategies to strengthen inclusive education. Analyse five recommendations that you consider particularly effective for the South African context. Then, based on the definition you selected in Question 1, explain how these recommendations could help address the barriers you identified in Question 2. Be as specific and detailed as possible. Include the key teaching strategies, such as Universal Design for Learning, on which teachers will be trained. Your response should contain a minimum of five in-text citations of different sources and be presented in a maximum of 600 words (2 typed pages). You may use any of the recommendations listed in the study material, but evidence of independent further research will be rewarded. (Remember to add the reference list for this question immediately after your answer and not combined at the back of the assignment.) (20 marks) ASSIGNMENT 09 HED4810 2025 8 Question 4: A strategic implementation plan to strengthen inclusive education One of the main reasons why White Paper 6 on inclusive education (Department of Education, 2001) has failed is that an implementation plan was never developed to translate the policy into ACTION. In your new role, you must rectify this oversight by developing a 5-year action plan for all levels of government, specifically at the national, provincial, district, and school levels. Download an action plan template and complete it. Here are two examples; you can also design your own template. Click here for Example 1 template. Click here for Example 2template. Your action plan must guide the implementation of the recommendations of the five researchers you cited in Question 4 (you don’t need to cite them again) and must include the interests of ALL key education actors (role players). Present your response in at most 600 words (2 typed pages). (20 marks) Question 5: Resourcing your action plan Develop clear guidelines for how you will resource your action plan. Include both human and material resources. Your response should address resources at all levels, including national, provincial, district, and school levels, and should contain at most 600 words (2 typed pages). Remember to include at least three in-text references to different sources and to add the reference list for this question below your answer. (20 marks)