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The main focus of this chapter is on two broad groups of exclusion: people living with disabilities and girls who have dropped out of school. The first section highlights an array of spheres wherein educational exclusion is evident, whilst the following sections discuss innovative approaches to education and skills development for people living with disabilities and girls who have dropped out of school, respectively.
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Adefeso-Olateju, M. (2017). Inclusive Skills Development. In: Jayaram, S., Munge, W., Adamson, B., Sorrell, D., Jain, N. (eds) Bridging the Skills Gap. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49485-2_2
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