Teacher’s experiences of implementing inclusive education in mainstream secondary schools in the Hhohho region, Eswatini (Swaziland)

Abstract

The implementation of inclusive education is considered the ideal option for all the education systems around the world. This study aimed at assessing teachers’ experiences in the implementation of inclusive education in mainstream secondary schools in the Hhohho region in Eswatini (Swaziland). The researcher opted for the qualitative research approach which is a type of social science research approach that collects and works with non-numerical data to help understand social life through the study of the targeted population. A purposeful sampling strategy was employed for this study, which involved selection of information-rich informants targeted from three mainstream secondary schools in the Hhohho region of Eswatini. From each school, four teachers were selected and the data were collected from a total of 12 participants. The data collection methods used were in-depth interviews alongside document analysis for triangulation purposes. Open-ended questions were used during interviews to allow the participants full expression of their views. The findings of the study revealed a gap in the implementation of inclusive education in Eswatini, particularly at the mainstream secondary school level due to the absence of an endorsed policy document which should serve as a yardstick in the implementation of inclusive education. The study recommends, amongst others, providing the country with an inclusive education policy document which would clearly stipulate the country’s stance on the implementation of inclusive education.

Kucaliswa kwemfundvo lebandzakanya bonkhe bafundzi kutsatfwa njengendlela lekahle yato tonkhe tinhlelo temfundvo emhlabeni jikelele. Lesifundvo kuhloswe ngaso kuhlola lwati lwabothishela ekucalisweni kwemfundvo lebandzakanya bonkhe bafundzi etikolweni temabanga lasetulu letijwayelekile esigodzini sakaHhohho eSwatini (Swaziland). Umcwaningi ukhetse indlela yelucwaningo lwekhwalithi, lokuluhlobo lwendlela yelucwaningo lwesayensi yetenhlalo legcogca futsi isebente ngedatha lekungeyona yetinombolo kute isite kuvisisa imphilo yemphakatsi ngesifundvu selinanibantfu lelihlosiwe. Kusetjentiswe lisu lekusampula lelinenjongo kulesifundvo, lelifaka kukhetfwa kwebantfu labanotsile ngelwati, lelicondziswe etikolweni temabanga lasetulu letifaka bonkhe bantfu letintsatfu esigodzini sakaHhohho Eswatini. Esikolweni ngasinye, kukhetfwe bothishela labatsatfu, futsi idatha igcogcwe kulinani leliphelele lebahlanganyeli labali-12. Letindlela tekugcogca idatha lesetjentisiwe kube tingcogco letijulilel letihambisana nekuhlatiywa kwemculu ngetinjongo tekuvisisa. Imibuto levulekile isetjentiswe phakatsi netingcogco kute bahlanganyeli bavete imibono yabo ngalokugcwele. Lkutfolwe kulolucwaningo kuvete lugebe ekucalisweni kwemfundvo lebandzakanya bonkhe bafundzi Eswatini, ikakhulukati elizingeni letikolwa temabanga lasetulu letijwayelekile, ngenca yekungabikhona kwemculu wenchubomgomo logunyatiwe, lekufanele usebente njengendlela yekucalisa imfundvo lebandzakanya bonkhe bafundzi. Lesifundvo sincoma kutsi, phakatsi kwalokunye, kunikwe live ngemculu wenchubomgomo yemfundvo lefaka bonkhe bafundzi, lotawucacisa ngalokusobala kuma kwelive mayelana nekucaliswa kwemfundvo lebandzakanya bonkhe bafundzi.

Phethagatso ya thuto ya go akaretsa e tsewa go ba kgetho ye botse ya mekgwa ya thuto ka moka go dikologa lefase. Maikemisetso a nyakisiso ye ke go lekola maitemogelo a barutisi mo go phethagatso ya thuto ya go akaretsa ka dikolong tsa sekontari tsa tlwaelo ka seleteng sa Hhohho go la Eswatini (Swaziland). Monyakisisi o kgethile mokgwa wa nyakisiso wa khwalithethifi, woo e lego mohuta wa mokgwa wa nyakisiso ya saense ya leago woo o kgoboketsago le go soma ka datha ye e sego ya dipalo go thusa go kwesisa bophelo bja leago ka nyakisiso ya batho ba ba lebantswego. Leano la sampole ya morero le somisitswe nyakisisong ye, leo le akareditsego kgetho ya basedimosi ba go ba le tshedimoso ye ntsi, bao ba lebantswego go tswa dikolong tsa sekontari tse tharo tsa tlwaelo ka seleteng sa Hhohho sa Eswatini. Go tswa sekolong se sengwe le se sengwe, go be go kgethilwe barutisi ba bane gomme datha e kgobokeditswe go tswa go palomoka ya bakgathatema ba 12. Mekgwa ya kgoboketso ya datha ye e somisitswego e be e le dipoledisano tse di tseneletsego, mmogo le tshekatsheko ya tokomane ka nepo ya go kopanya mekgwa ya go fapana. Dipotsiso tsa go bulega di somisitswe nakong ya dipoledisano go dumelela bakgathatema go laetsa ka botlalo dikgopolo tsa bona. Dikutullo tsa nyakisiso di utulotse sekgoba mo go phethagatso ya thuto ya go akaretsa go la Eswatini, gagolo maemong a dikolo tsa sekontari tsa tlwaelo, ka lebaka la go se be gona ga tokomane ya pholisi ye e dumeletswego, yeo e swanetsego go soma bjalo ka seelo mo go phethagatso ya thuto ya go akaretsa. Nyakisiso e sisinya, magareng a tse dingwe, go beakanyetsa naga tokomane ya pholisi ya thuto ya go akaretsa, yeo gabotse e tlago laetsa maemo a naga mo go phethagatso ya thuto ya go akaretsa.