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Inclusive Education Through the Lens of Open Distance Learning

Inclusive Education Through the Lens of Open Distance Learning
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Author(s): Olufemi Timothy Adigun (University of South Africa, South Africa)and Jamiu Agbolade Ogunsola (Fountain University, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 36
Source title: Improving Academic Performance and Achievement With Inclusive Learning Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Erasmos Charamba (University of Limerick, Ireland)and Shalom Nokuthula Ndhlovana (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-4501-7.ch008

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Abstract

In the pursuit of social justice, modern society has recognized education as an indispensable tool for upholding the rights of individuals with disabilities. Inclusive education, therefore, serves as a pragmatic front for achieving these goals within the educational system, particularly in higher education. Today, Open and Distance Learning (ODL) remains a key approach to achieving educational rights and opportunities for all. However, ODL continues to face significant challenges as an alternative educational system, requiring careful consideration and rational thought through theoretical lenses. Using critical theory and the community of inquiry to diagnose the processes that limit the objectives of inclusive education within the ODL system, the study concludes that the ODL system can be strengthened towards the cause of rights and educational opportunity of students with disabilities.

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