Determinants of Effective Implementation of Inclusive Education at the Basic Education Level in Nigeria (Published)
This study was aimed at examining the determinants of effective implementation of inclusive education at the Basic Education level for national development. Inclusive education at the basic level is key to national development because no school age child is left behind. Children with disabilities are integrated into the main stream to enable them learn in normal classrooms. There are certain things needed in inclusive education for effective implementation of the programme at the Basic Education level. This paper therefore looked at the term inclusive education, Basic Education and determinants of effective implementation of inclusive education in terms of information for planning, provision of school libraries, provision of qualified personnel and funding. Some recommendations were made, one of which is that, government should provide infrastructural facilities and funds for effective implementation of inclusive education at the Basic level of education.
Keywords: Inclusive Education, Universal Basic Education, information for planning, provision of school libraries.