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The Peripheral Factors Of Inclusive Education And Teacher Self-Efficacy, Debra L. Harper
The Peripheral Factors Of Inclusive Education And Teacher Self-Efficacy, Debra L. Harper
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
Existing literature has indicated that self-reported challenges of general-education (GenEd) teachers often involve the experiences and views of these educators surrounding the peripheral factors of inclusive education (Caskey, 2008; Fuchs, 2010). Bandura (2012) asserted that most sources of hindrance to shaping the dynamics between self-efficacy (SE) and subsequent action are not knowledge-based, but rather, originate from such peripheral factors. The purpose of this current study was to explore the perceptions of GenEd high-school teachers in terms of how the peripheral factors of inclusive education shape their SE with regard to effective instruction within the inclusive classroom. A qualitative case study …