Special Education in General Teacher Education Programs in Singapore

Autor/inn/en	Heng, Mary Anne; Tam, Kai Yung
Titel	Special Education in General Teacher Education Programs in Singapore
Quelle	In: Teacher Education and Special Education, 29 (2006) 3, S.149-156 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4064
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education Programs; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Special Education; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Regular and Special Education Relationship; Inclusive Schools; Misconceptions; Inservice Teacher Education; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Missverständnis; Lehrerfortbildung; Singapur
Abstract	In Singapore, special education has traditionally been perceived as distinct from general education. Students with learning and behavioral difficulties in general education classrooms are often neglected. Typically, this is due to the fact that many general education teachers lack the competencies required to work with students with diverse learning needs. The purpose of this paper is to discuss three misguided notions about teacher education in Singapore and the impact of these widely held beliefs, ultimately to encourage teacher educators in Singapore and elsewhere to re-examine how they prepare teachers to serve students with diverse learning needs. An in-service training program designed to help general education teachers work with students with disabilities in Singapore is also briefly described. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Available from: Allen Press, Inc. 810 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Tel: 800-627-0629; Web site: http://www.tese.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10