Roles and Responsibilities of Different Roleplayers in the Provision of Inclusive Education

Abstract

South Africa adopted the Education White Paper 6, 2001 to address barriers to learning in the education system. Inclusive education as a new reality in South Africa brings along major philosophical shifts at all levels of society. The focus of this chapter was to review the roles and responsibilities of different role players in the provision of inclusion with an intention of establishing the place of Ubuntu in the provision of inclusive education. The chapter used Ubuntu as theoretical framework and document analysis as the method of obtaining information. This chapter revealed that the values of Ubuntu are embedded within the roles and responsibilities of different role players providing inclusive education in South Africa. Everyone has a responsibility to implement these values and to ensure that all learners, with or without disabilities, pursue their learning potential to the fullest.