HED4810 Assignment 1 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2024

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the HED4810 Assignment 1 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2024. For assistance call or us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4... Question 1: Defining inclusive education 1.1 Design a PowerPoint presentation on inclusive education for parents. Background: The chairperson of your school governing body (SGB) has invited you to address parents on inclusive education at the next SGB meeting. You decide to share the knowledge that you have gained as a student in module HED4810. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the meeting. Your presentation should focus on how key international conventions, treaties, legislation, and policies are being implemented in South Africa, with special reference to the content of learning unit 1 (lesson 1-4): • Your PowerPoint presentation should focus on the implementation of inclusive education in South Africa. You must include the following: - A critical synthesis of the scholarship (literature) on the implementation of “inclusive education” as articulated in seminal texts, including the implementation of… (i) the Bill of Rights (Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996) (ii) White Paper 6 on Special Needs Education: Building an Inclusive Education and Training System, First Steps (Department of Education, 2001) (iii) the Salamanca Statement (United Nations, 1994) in South African educational institutions • Conclude your presentation by offering suggestions for how inclusive education could be strengthened. NB: You can access all these documents online. They are open access. Search for them in your browser. ASSIGNMENT 01 HED4810 2024 6 Include at least three more policies related to inclusive education. Reference your work by citing from these sources, as well as other open-source publications, on how they are being implemented in South Africa. Indicate all the sources you have consulted and used in your reference list. Follow the assessment rubric for the PowerPoint presentation. Study the example of a PowerPoint presentation provided under “Additional Resources” very carefully, then design your own presentation. (25 Marks) 1.2 Formulate your own working definition of “inclusive education”, based on your readings, reflections and personal experiences. (15 Marks) Question 2: Reflections on current debates in inclusive education: South African context 2.1 The current debates on inclusive education highlight the vital role of parents in the effective implementation of inclusive education. Write a 300-word (one typed page) essay in which you advocate for increased parental engagement. Offer 10 practical suggestions for how parents and teachers could work collaboratively in the best interest of the child. Remember to find your own additional sources and include them in your reference list. (20 Marks) 2.2 Write a 300-word (one typed page) essay in which you critically evaluate the implementation of the Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) (Department of Basic Education, 2014) in South African schools. Use at least five open-source articles to construct your argument.