We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Facilitators and Barriers to Leadership for Equity and Inclusion in Nepal.
- Authors
TANGEN, DONNA; BEUTEL, DENISE; CARRINGTON, SUZANNE
- Abstract
This article discusses the facilitators and barriers to leadership for equity and inclusion in Nepal. Participants in the study were a group (n = 21) of education leaders engaged in an Australia Awards South and West Asia (AASWA) short course on inclusive education, delivered by an Australian university. The short course was designed to build on the existing leadership capacity of the group members which would lead to the implementation of renewed perspectives and practices in inclusive education on their return to Nepal. This qualitative study explores factors that impacted on participants' leadership on their return to Nepal. Data collected before, during, and after the AASWA program revealed that while participation in the program led participants into new and elevated roles as advocates for equity and inclusion in Nepal, systemic barriers impacted on broad areas of socio-cultural beliefs and shared understandings of equity and inclusive education as well as a systemic lack of resources and infrastructure that had a negative impact on furthering equity and inclusive education in their education settings. Our article concludes with recommendations for planners of similar programs in the future.
- Subjects
NEPAL; LEADERSHIP; INCLUSIVE education
- Publication
Leading & Managing, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 2, p43
- ISSN
1329-4539
- Publication type
Article