Quality of inclusive primary schools in Duhok governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq: An observation study

Inclusive education is a right for all children in every society. However, especially for children with disabilities and other risk factors, internationally the development of effective implementation of this right is not intuitive and there is much potential for design at different levels. Currently, however, little evidence exists on how this right is being implemented for children in primary school in Duhok (Kurdistan Region of Iraq). This study extracts results from classroom observations conducted using the support of a quality scale for inclusive education. From the analysis, important indications can be drawn on the necessary further development at the level of students with individual needs, inclusive teaching, interdisciplinary cooperation within the professional teams in school, school concept and school life and external support and communal networking.