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Educators' Knowledge And Confidence About Teaching Students With Exceptionalities, Allison E. Horsley
Educators' Knowledge And Confidence About Teaching Students With Exceptionalities, Allison E. Horsley
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Ontario teachers, who work with students of varying strengths and needs, must address the challenges posed by numerous exceptionalities. This study recruited both elementary and secondary in-service teachers (N= 95) and examined teachers’ knowledge and confidence in teaching students with exceptionalities. Findings reveal that teachers feel less confident in teaching students who are deaf/Hard of Hearing and blind/low vision, while they feel most confident in teaching students with learning disabilities and behavioural exceptionalities. Despite self-reported knowledge in behavioural exceptionalities, teachers expressed a need for additional support. Teachers are also more confident in assessing strengths than needs and implementing accommodations over …
Prediction Of Teacher Well-Being Through Beliefs: A Mixed-Methods Study Of Educators, Annie Beatty
Prediction Of Teacher Well-Being Through Beliefs: A Mixed-Methods Study Of Educators, Annie Beatty
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Teachers’ beliefs regarding students with disabilities and their overall well-being are critical for successful inclusion. The current project sought to explore whether teacher beliefs predict teacher well-being and aimed to increase our understanding of how teachers’ experiences with inclusion influence well-being and teaching practices. Participants (n=67) completed a demographic questionnaire, the Beliefs about Learning and Teaching Questionnaire, and the Kessler-6 instrument. Eleven teachers participated in interviews regarding their experiences in inclusion and relevant teaching practices. Results suggest that increased professional experience predicted higher levels of distress in teachers. Additionally, thematic analysis of the interviews identified five themes regarding the current …