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50 Years of ERIC
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Sokal, Laura; Sharma, Umesh – Exceptionality Education International, 2014
The study examined concerns, attitudes, and teacher efficacy of 131 in-service, Kindergarten to Grade 8 teachers in three school divisions in Manitoba, Canada. Analyses were conducted to identify the relationships between teachers' back-ground variables, their attitudes and concerns about teaching in inclusive classrooms, and their efficacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Rose, Chad A.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Aragon, Steven R.; Elliott, John – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
International research established over a decade ago that students who are enrolled in special education curricula are victimized and perpetrate more bullying than their general education peers. However, few empirical studies have examined bullying rates among American schoolchildren who receive special education services. In the current study, a…
Descriptors: General Education, Bullying, Disabilities, Victims
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Forlin, Chris; Earle, Chris; Loreman, Tim; Sharma, Umesh – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
This paper reports the final development of a scale to measure pre-service teachers' perceptions in three constructs of inclusive education, namely, sentiments or comfort levels when engaging with people with disabilities; acceptance of learners with different needs; and concerns about implementing inclusion. The Sentiments, Attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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DeLuca, Christopher – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
Large-scale assessment programs are becoming increasingly common throughout Canada and the United States. Given the emphasis on inclusive education in North America, special education students are largely expected to participate in these programs. However, several challenges exist for educators, policymakers, and psychometricians with respect to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Measurement
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Brackenreed, Darlene – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
This research replicates the study conducted by Forlin (2001) in Churchlands, Western Australia. Forlin's Inclusive Education Teacher Stress and Coping Questionnaire was adapted from the original questionnaire to more accurately reflect the language and practice of inclusion in Ontario (Frost & Brackenreed, 2004). The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Inclusive Schools, Teacher Burnout, Measures (Individuals)
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Orfus, Melanie; Howe, Nina – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
Self-reports from siblings of children with special needs regarding their appraisal of family stress and coping are important additions to the disability literature. Twelve school-age siblings of children with special needs were interviewed about their daily hassles, uplifts, and coping strategies related to living in a family with a child with a…
Descriptors: Siblings, Disabilities, Coping, Special Needs Students