INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOL

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the inclusive education management of basic education school by Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research, gathering information from 17 experts, consisted of educators, school directors, provincial education office directors, and policy makers. The tools used in collecting the data were semi-structured interview and questionnaire. The statistics used in analyzing the data were median, mode and interquartile range. The findings revealed 6 aspects of inclusive education management of basic education school as follows: 1) inclusive education management policy and quality promotion plan to prepare personnel, policy and strategies concerning special education; 2) budget allocation in inclusive education management by providing funding adequately and continually; 3) environment and building management by designing safe environment, which promotes students’ learning; 4) school curriculum by setting student’s individual education management, focusing on  daily basic skills; 5) cooperation with various agencies such as community, local leaders and private sectors in education management; 6) teaching and learning activities by enabling teachers in developing students with special needs and planning support for students with special needs continually.