ERIC Number: EJ971441
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 33
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1918-5227
A Multiple Perspective Case Study of a Young Adult with Intellectual Disabilities Participating in a Pre-Service Teacher Education Class
Wintle, James
Exceptionality Education International, v22 n1 p37-54 2012
For adults with intellectual disabilities, the opportunity to attend a postsecondary institution is increasingly becoming reality. Although there is a growing body of literature documenting examples of inclusive postsecondary education, there is a lack of information detailing the experiences of pre-service teacher candidates (TCs) who are enrolled in inclusive courses. The purpose of this interview study using case-study methods was to describe the challenges and benefits of an inclusive class in a 1-year, after-degree professional teacher education program from the perspectives of 5 TCs enrolled in a course audited by a young woman with an ID, as well as from the perspective of the course instructor. The classmates and course instructor provided positive responses regarding their experiences in the inclusive class, such as seeing inclusion in practice. Negative responses concerned whether or not a curriculum class in the teacher education program was the right fit for the student with ID. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Preservice Teacher Education, Inclusion, Young Adults, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Student Placement
Exceptionality Education International. University of Alberta, Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-0800; Fax: 780-492-1318; e-mail: eecj@ualberta.ca; Web site: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/eei
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Ontario

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