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ERIC Number: EJ1212176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-4064
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Breaking the Cycle: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Disability-Related Discussions
Bialka, Christa S.; Hansen, Nicole; Wong, Sarah Jin
Teacher Education and Special Education, v42 n2 p147-160 May 2019
Teacher preparation programs play a seminal role in the development of prospective teachers, as they provide future educators with information regarding the rights of students with disabilities and the pedagogical means to support them in the classroom. Yet, few programs focus on how to discuss disability with students (Abernathy & Taylor, 2009; Cosier & Pearson, 2016). Once they enter into practice, many teachers hesitate to engage students in conversations about disabilities because they are unsure of what to say or fear offending students with disabilities (Crowson & Brandes, 2014; Gay & Howard, 2000). Because there is scant literature on how to best prepare pre-service teachers to hold disability-related discussions in their future classrooms, in this article, the authors aim to fill a void in current practice by providing examples of activities, assessments, and related materials that enable pre-service teachers to talk about disabilities.
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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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