Tanzania Towards a New Generation of an Inclusive Society

Part III: Human Diversities in higher institutions:  

This is the last part of our suggested subject-Human Diversities, the subject to prepare people for inclusive society in Tanzania. Below are suggestions on how this subject should operate under higher institutions and the weigh it should be given at each institution.

EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS

At both grade A and Diploma student teachers, the learners should be prepared to teach a particular subject at their respective levels to which are trained for, and to assist the learners with such special needs of education within the mainstreaming classes.

 Non-Education courses

Other tertiary levels of non-education profession of the same level of education as grade A and Diploma for teachers; the learners should mainly be prepared for this HD as communication means into which general services will be provided. These institutions include those of banks, postal services, technical centers, industries, mining centers and other related institutions.

At both education profession and non-education institution, the learners with special needs are well equipped with the communication means and professional competence.

SEKOMU

The university education

This is the center at which learners are directly prepared for professional tasks. At this level of education, “Human Diversities” as a subject (not just a unit within a course), it should be taught as the general course for all students. This subject at this stage should be considered for all universities. It should be noted that all services that are within the societies are provided by people and needed by people, and that within these societies people with special needs can either be service providers or the service receivers (customer and/ or customer cares). At this level of education, the learners with specified special needs will be well equipped with communication methods and professional competence and the pleasure of belonging to communicative society.

Hon. B. Mkapa, guest of honor at SEKOMU    

Moreover; it must be planned that any person having any profession that is not integrated with special education should not be regarded as having a complete profession/qualification to be employed in Tanzania. The reason behind this disqualification of profession is that, within the society there are diversities among people, and that all people regardless their varying diversities need to be served the same in the society. The legal document should be established to govern                                                                  the general education system in Tanzania.

How to get teachers to conduct those programs ranging from primary schools up to university levels? (You can suggest the best ways from which a good number of teachers can be enumerated).

Five year plan of education with the key theme “Education for an Inclusive Society” and that the first priority for education budget within these five years should be for the task in question. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania should present the plan to development agencies partners and other stakeholders eagering towards the desired inclusive society.

The Open University of Tanzania, headquarters office  

In connection to the plan, Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University (SEKOMU), the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), Dodoma University (UDOM) and Patandi Teachers’ College should be acknowledged for their efforts to train learners who are skilled with special needs education; and that, these Institutions should be set as the pilot areas for implementing the program                                                                              for “Education for an Inclusive Society”.

SEKOMU students performing Audiology         

 If one considers the procedure and the set mechanisms to bring up the new generation of inclusive society in Tanzania, will automatically come to asses the end results and the desired outcomes. An individual is led to the concept of implication of this plan. This program will have benefits rooted to an individual at national wise and at international ranks. This is because the topics that will be taught in the subject of “Human Diversities” excel a person towards novel doctrines which keep the mind and brain active. The learner will be familiarized and exposed to national and international nature of human beings the same as the Human Anthropological studies do. Further more, an individual is exposed to the forthcoming culture which is to be called “Disability Culture”, the culture leading people to see disability in a new perspective- to consider it as part of human diversities. People with disabilities will be regarded as the sons and daughters of the same parents along those without disabilities.

"THINK INCLUSIVELY ~~~ ACT INCLUSIVELY ~~~ CREATE AN INCLUSIVE NATION"