Administrative Service Provision in the Cameroon Inclusive Education Pilot School Project
Abstract
BackgroundThe issue of inclusion can be discussed within the context of the wider international concerns such as the 1990 Declaration, the 1994 Salamanca Declaration and the 2015 Incheon Declaration among others. Whereas the Jomtien and Salamanca Declarations highlights access to educational opportunities for all children especially those with vulnerabilities, the 2015 Incheon Declaration recognises that regular schools with inclusive orientation are the most effective means of combatting discriminatory attitudes, creating welcoming communities, building an inclusive society and achieving education to the majority of children and improve the efficiency and ultimately the cost effectiveness of the entire education system (UNESCO 2015).
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