Inclusion for sustainable learning of hearing-and intellectually-impaired learners in a rural school context=Ukubandakanywa kwabafundi abayizithulu nabanokukhubazeka ngokwengqondo ezikoleni ezisemakhaya ekufundeni okusimeme.

Abstract

Abstract This study promotes the inclusion of hearing- and intellectually-impaired learners in a rural school context. The ORCT and TIEP were applied to inform the study. An interpretivist paradigm was also applied for its principle that reality is meaningful and complex, while aiding the researcher to understand how people interpret and interact within their social environment. A case study research design was employed, where I selected the case of a particular rural school to provide a platform for data generation from identified participants by applying purposive sampling. One-on-one semi-structured plus focus group interviews, document analysis and observation, were applied for gathering data. The thematic analysis approach was used to analyse data because of its flexibility in interpreting the data while allowing the researcher to approach large data sets more easily by sorting them into broad themes.

Findings indicated that inclusion is significant in the acquisition of sustainable learning insofar as quality strategies are used. It is considered that inclusion as a socially constructed phenomenon and learning environment should be conducive to accommodating learners with hearing and intellectual impairments. This research study identifies the need for further research in order to establish strategies that will support inclusion for hearing- and intellectually-impaired learners in rural and urban primary and secondary schools to achieve sustainable learning. Apparently there is a need for researches to be initiated for the administration of inclusion in schools as well as strategies to be utilised in order to strengthen realisation of such initiative. It is suggested that further explorations on teaching and learning methodologies need to be undertaken, which would enhance sustainable learning of hearing- and intellectually-impaired learners in rural and urban primary and secondary schools. Finally, it is highly recommended that MoPSE should make use of the proposed inclusion system, through its school Heads, to enhance sustainable learning for hearing- and intellectually-impaired learners in the rural school context.

Iqoqa Lolu cwaningo lukhuthaza ukufakwa kwabafundi abayizithulu nabakhubazeke ngokwengqondo ukuba baxubane nabanye ezikoleni zasemakhaya. Kwasetshenziswa i-ORCT kanye neTIEP kulolu cwaningo. Indlelakubuka yomhumusho yasetshenziswa ngenxa yomgomo wayo wokuthi isimo njengoba sinjalo yisona esinomqondo futhi asilula, kanti sisiza umcwaningi ukuba aqondisise ukuthi abantu bayihumusha baphinde baxhumane kanjani nendawo abaphila kuyo. Kwasetshenziswa indlela yocwaningonto. Umcwaningi wakhetha isikole esisemaphandleni ukuze athole imininingo kubabambiqhaza ababeqokwe ngokwenhloso. Imposambuzo esakuhleleka yomuntu ngamunye kanye naleyo yamaqoqo, ukuhlaziywa kwemibhalo kanye nokucwaninga ngokuqaphela kwasetshenziswa ukuqoqa imininingo. Indlela yokuhlaziya ingqikithi yasetshenziswa njengensiza yokuhlaziya imininingo ngenxa yokuthi iyamsiza umcwaningi ekuqoqeni imininingo emikhulu ngezindikimba. Imiphumela yakhombisa ukuthi ukubandakanya la bafundi kubalulekile ekutholeni ukufunda okusimeme nokusetshenziswa kwamasu nezingabunjalo elifanele. Ukubandakanywa kwabafundi kuthathwa njengento ebumbeka ngokwenhlalo yabantu kanti kuqinisekisa ukuba indawo yokufundela kube ngekulungele ukwamukela labo abangezwa nabanezinkinga ngokwengqondo. Lolu cwaningo lwahlonza isidingo socwaningo oluqhubekayo ukuze kuvele amasu amasha azosekela ukubandakanywa kwabafundi abangezwa nabakhubazekile engqondweni ezikoleni zamabanga aphansi kanye naphezulu emaphandleni nasemadolobheni ukuzuza ukufunda okusimeme. Kusobala ukuthi kunesidingo sokuqala ucwaningo lokuhlelela ukufakwa kwalaba bafundi ezikoleni kanye namasu angasetshenziswa ukuze kuqiniswe ukuphumelela kwalesi sinyathelo. Kuphakanyiswa ukuba kubhekisiswe izindlela zokufunda nokufundisa ezingasetshenziswa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukufunda okusimeme kwalaba bafundi ezikoleni zasemaphandleni nasemadolobheni. Ucwaningo luphetha ngokuphakamisa ukuba iMoPSE isebenzise uhlelo lokubandakanya oluhlongoziwe kusetshenziswa abaphathi bezikole ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukufunda okusimeme kulabo bafundi abayizithulu nabakhubazekile ngokwengqondo ezimweni zezikole zasemaphandleni.