Faculty Attitudes toward Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Reynolds, Sharon; Hitchcock, John
Titel	Faculty Attitudes toward Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 3 (2014) 1, S.35-48 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2169-0480
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Educators; Teacher Attitudes; Learning Disabilities; Teacher Surveys; Attitude Measures; Likert Scales; Knowledge Level; Disability Identification; Etiology; Academic Achievement; Clinical Diagnosis; Academic Ability; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Teaching Experience; Geographic Location; Student Characteristics; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Likert-Skala; Wissensbasis; Ätiologie; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The attitudes of adult basic education faculty members toward teaching adults with learning disabilities are likely to influence the success of their students; however, there are no existing survey instruments that measure this construct or the practical knowledge faculty members should have to effectively serve the population. A new survey instrument was developed based on components from existing faculty surveys and other attitudinal measures. The new instrument included Likert-style items designed to assess teachers' knowledge and attitudes regarding the diagnosis, causal factors, and impact of learning disabilities on academic performance. The survey also queried these teachers about basic support and referral systems available to these students within their institutions. Five stable factors that provide some information about teachers' attitudes and knowledge were found: "Teacher Knowledge," "Value of Diagnostic Assessment," "Student Academic Potential," "Student Attitudes," and "Dependence." Descriptive results suggest teachers maintain an overall positive service attitude, but the likelihood that teachers will refer students, whom they suspect is contending with a disability, remains low. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Commission on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 620, Syracuse, NY 13206. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01