Teaching the Inclusive Teacher: Restructuring the Mainstreaming Course in Teacher Education.

Beloin, Kim S.; Peterson, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ593132

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Teaching the Inclusive Teacher: Restructuring the Mainstreaming Course in Teacher Education.

Beloin, Kim S.; Peterson, Michael

Teacher Education and Special Education, v21 n4 p306-18 Fall 1998

Describes the experiences of two faculty members at two different universities who attempted to restructure the typical "mainstreaming" course for regular educators from one that provides an overview of various disabilities to one that provides strategies that build on holistic, authentic instructional approaches and adaptations appropriate for inclusive education. Responses of students are also discussed. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inclusive Schools, Instructional Materials, Mainstreaming, Methods Courses, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Educators

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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