SCHOOL-BASED ROADMAP FOR UN 2030 EDUCATION AGENDA FOCUSED ON PROVIDING INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE AND GENDER EQUALITY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Abstract

The UN 2030 Education Agenda is a global platform directed towards creating opportunities for children with disabilities for their holistic development and eventual mainstreaming in the society. The school being the catalyst of societal transformation is the focal point for provision of instruction and intervention that emphasize inclusion, equity and gender equality among learners. School policies, programs and activities must be crafted to address mainstreaming of children with disabilities that will prepare them for self-independence and enhancement while ensuring that gender bias and bullying is eliminated, thus creating a wholesome school-wide environment. The objectives of this paper stressed on the level of awareness of the goals of UN 2030 Education Agenda, degree of effectiveness of initiatives and activities for implementation, degree of seriousnsess of the problems that hinder implementation and the plan of action reflected as a school-based roadmap to achieve sustainable development. Descriptive-analytical method of research was employed with survey-questinnaire as its data-gathering instrument. Respondents were teachers and stakeholders of the school. From the data gathered, it was concluded that respondents have very high awareness of the goals of UN 2030 education agenda, the iniatives and activities to be undertaken were perceived very much effective while the problems to be encountered are moderately serious. The findings indicated that the principal should keep track of the activities being implemented to ensure alignment with the goals, stakeholders must work collaboratively to intensify implementation of the school-based initiatives and activities and that doable and effective solutions must be thought of to address and minimize the problems encountered. Thus, the principal in unison with the teachers and stakeholders must religiously implement the plan of action to ascertain fulfillment of the goals set of providing inclusive, equitable and gender equality education for children with disabilities at Mangaldan Integrated School Special Education Center