About us

The Department of Inclusive Education at Unisa is the first and only academic department in higher education in the country. The department is committed to train all professionals and non-professionals who interact and provide support to learners with diverse needs. The aim is to equip them with necessary and relevant skills to educate and support learners with diverse needs.

The diverse needs may include but not limited to the following

• Learning needs
• Emotional needs
• Social Needs
• Neurological needs
• Intellectual needs
• Physical needs

The Department conducts research on a number of areas in Inclusive Education

• Implementation of Inclusive Education
• Strategies for teaching and supporting diverse learners
• Teacher and learner support
• Use of ICT to facilitate learning in Open Distance Learning institutions
• Gender-based violence amongst learners in schools
• Teacher support for teaching juveniles and many more