Description:
Indonesia education law mandates that schools are required to accept all students including students with special educational needs (SEN). This article explains the situation of inclusive education in schools in South Kalimantan Province. This study aims to find out and analyze the implementation of inclusive education policies in the view of principals, management of inclusive education by teachers, and public perceptions of inclusive education. The mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was used in this study by combining face-to-face surveys and interviews. Primary data was obtained from surveys conducted on 100 principals, 500 teachers, and 45 parents of students with special needs and interviews with a number of stakeholders. The results of the study show that local government policies have created the development of inclusive education in schools in South Kalimantan. Most principals support the implementation of inclusive classes, most teachers are willing to work with students with special needs, and parents of regular students accept the concept of inclusive. In practice, the implementation of inclusive education differs from one school to another depending on the perception of the principal and the willingness of teachers in terms of how to implement inclusive education.