ERIC Number: EJ1256001
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1057-0837
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"Anything Is Better than Nothing!" Inservice Teacher Preparation for Teaching Students with Disabilities
Journal of Music Teacher Education, v29 n3 p77-90 Jun 2020
The purpose of this instrumental case study was to examine three elementary music teacher's perceptions of preparation to work with students with disabilities. Research questions included the following: How do elementary general music teachers define preparedness for working with students with disabilities? What challenges do elementary general music teachers face in their work with students with disabilities? What resources do general music teachers identify as helpful? Based on major themes that emerged from the analysis, I concluded general music teachers need more preservice preparation and ongoing professional development focused on students with disabilities, more time to collaborate with special education professionals, more consistent communications and recommendations about how to work with students who have disabilities, and access to assistive technologies.
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Teachers, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Assistive Technology, Public Schools, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Special Education Teachers, Interprofessional Relationship, Educational Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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