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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Choices in the Design of Inclusive Education Courses for Pre-Service Teachers: The Case of a South African University
Walton, Elizabeth; Rusznyak, Lee
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v64 n3 p231-248 2017
It is expected that that pre-service teachers are adequately equipped to meet the needs of diverse students. This article discusses the choices that teacher educators must make in designing inclusive education courses. The first choice is whether inclusive education will be infused into the curriculum or presented as a stand-alone course. If the latter, the second decision is what determines the content of courses--teacher need, policy directives or the authority of the field where knowledge is produced. If teacher educators look to the field of knowledge production, they might choose among inclusive education as an issue of student diversity; teaching competence; and schools and societies. We animate these choices as we describe an inclusive education course taught in a South African university. Our conclusion suggests that pre-service teacher education for inclusive education would be strengthened by more critical appraisal of the assumptions and orientations informing the design of courses.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Student Diversity, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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