The South African School Context and Inclusive Education

Abstract

The South African school system could be perceived as an antithesis for inclusive education. However, if the context is developed to be inclusive, teaching and learning could improve the chances of South African learners to participate in the development of the country. The school context is composed of diversity in South Africa and underpinned by remnants of struggle. This chapter reviews possibilities of improving the school context to enhance teaching and learning for the inclusion of learners. Improvement of equitable resource allocation could remedy the inclusion gap within the South African school contexts. Health and safety in the South African schools is a concern for all addressed in this chapter. The teacher-learner relationship forms a foundation where empathic inclusion and access should be exercised in loco parentis. Inclusion for academic outcomes that address post-school inclusion and access to the world of work is critical within the South African school context.