ERIC Number: EJ1142203
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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ISSN: ISSN-1913-9020
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What Is Inclusive Didactics? Teachers' Understanding of Inclusive Didactics for Students with EBD in Swedish Mainstream Schools
Gidlund, Ulrika; Boström, Lena
International Education Studies, v10 n5 p87-99 2017
Including students with emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD) in general education is one of teachers' greatest challenges and make the dilemma of inclusion displays its most difficult side. This article contributes to the understanding of how teachers in Swedish mainstream schools understand the concept of inclusive didactics for students with EBD. This article employs a directed qualitative content analysis supplemented with descriptive statistics related to the categories of inclusive didactics. Didactic theory was the basis of the predefined categories by which the analysis was completed. Empirical data were collected through 6 focus-group interviews and 37 individual follow-up interviews. The findings indicate that three didactic aspects were dominant in teachers' understanding of inclusive didactics: Student(s), Methods, and Teacher. Less accentuated were Subject, Rhetoric and Interaction. Thus these teachers' understanding and previous research is not consistent. The overall conclusion is that the concept of inclusive didactics is complex, complicated, and difficult for teachers to relate to. The descriptions are both vague and simplistic and therefore difficult for teachers to implement. This article clearly highlights that teachers often feel frustrated and inadequate, and blame themselves for the students' deficiency and failure, thus concluding that strategies for distinct descriptions and teacher practices are needed.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Focus Groups, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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