ERIC Number: EJ1312539
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Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 17
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Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives on Their Preparation for Inclusive Teaching: Implications for Organizational Change in Teacher Education
Ayman Massouti
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v12 n1 Article 11 Sep 2021
This single case study examined the perspectives of 12 pre-service teachers in one Ontario teacher education program towards their preparation for inclusive teaching using Sensemaking theory as a theoretical framework. Semi-structured interviews as well as document analysis for inclusive education policies were conducted. The findings showed that pre-service teachers perceive inclusion as a collaborative policy practice that requires the possession of a positive mindset, respect towards all learners, and the necessary resources. Moreover, the findings suggest the need for the examined program to critically review its curricular structure in terms of how course designs and requirements would further support future teachers' knowledge and practices around inclusive teaching. In addition, completing the field-based experience component under the supervision of inclusion-oriented associate teachers and in K-12 classrooms that exemplify students' diversity was found crucial.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Inclusion, Teaching Methods, Organizational Change, Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
University of Western Ontario and Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Mills Memorial Library Room 504, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6, Canada. Tel: 905-525-9140; e-mail: info@cjsotl-rcacea.ca; Web site: http://www.cjsotl-rcacea.ca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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