Changing Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms in Victoria, Australia

Autor/in	Sharma, Umesh
Titel	Changing Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms in Victoria, Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37 (2012) 10, Artikel 4 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Inclusion; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Concept Mapping; Teacher Educators; Preservice Teachers; Beliefs; Surveys; Evaluation; Special Education; Teacher Education; Teacher Education Programs; Pretests Posttests; Disabilities; Higher Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inklusion; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Concept Map; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Belief; Glaube; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Evaluierung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Handicap; Behinderung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Australien
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of completing a course in inclusive education on pre-service teachers' beliefs and confidence to teach in inclusive classrooms. Twenty seven pre-service teachers completed a survey and concept maps. It was found that participants' beliefs and confidence level to teach in inclusive classrooms had improved significantly by the end of the course. At the beginning of the course participants were concerned whether "they would be able to teach in inclusive classrooms". At the end of the program the majority believed that they were ready to teach in inclusive classrooms but they were concerned whether they would get necessary support to teach in such classrooms. The results of this study have implications both for teacher educators involved in preparing teachers for inclusive classrooms as well as researchers who are interested in using a new approach to evaluate impact of teacher training courses. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10