Exploration of Preservice Teacher Attitudes towards Disability

Autor/inn/en	Longley, Jennifer M.; Craigo, Leslie
Titel	Exploration of Preservice Teacher Attitudes towards Disability
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 47 (2023) 1, S.53-68 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Craigo, Leslie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2021.1927884
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Community Colleges; Early Childhood Teachers; Inclusion; Students with Disabilities; Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Community college; Community College; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Inklusion; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	Community colleges have a significant role in preparing early childhood educators who will likely one day teach in inclusive classrooms. Inclusive education models educate children with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers, promoting acceptance, decreasing discrimination, and fostering a society in which everyone lives and works together. Teachers' experiences in working with children who have disabilities and attitudes toward disability affect teacher behavior and practice. The preservice teacher training years are important for preparing teacher candidates to teach in inclusive classrooms; thus, it is imperative that teacher educators have knowledge of methods that will positively impact teacher attitudes toward disability and offer experiences in classrooms with children who have disabilities. This study investigated the effect of an introductory special education course at a community college that included a fieldwork component in inclusive classrooms, as well as the ability status of the course's professor on early childhood preservice teachers' attitudes toward disability. Mixed methods pre- and posttest data was collected from 108 students enrolled in a large urban community college's teacher education program. Students attended class in-person with a professor who had a disability, in-person with a professor who did not have a disability, or online. Posttest results indicated that student attitudes toward disability became significantly more favorable after completing the course, but the professor's disability status did not influence the change. While there were positive changes, some students continued to objectify disability and perceive disability with a deficit lens. Further research is needed to foster positive attitudes toward disability in teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01