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Sharma, Umesh; Sokal, Laura – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2015
In this comparative study, the impact of two stand-alone university courses on pre-service teachers' attitudes, concerns and teaching efficacy to teach in inclusive classrooms is examined. Twenty-eight pre-service teachers (PSTs) from Australia and 60 PSTs from Canada completed a survey at pre- and post-stages of the course. It was found that…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Courses, Preservice Teachers, Beliefs
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Sharma, Umesh; Sokal, Laura – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2016
This research was undertaken to determine if significant relationships exist between teachers' self-reported attitudes, concerns, and efficacy to teach in inclusive classrooms and their actual classroom behaviour in Winnipeg, Canada. Five teachers completed 3 scales measuring their attitudes to inclusion, their level of concerns about teaching in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Sokal, Laura; Sharma, Umesh – Exceptionality Education International, 2014
The study examined concerns, attitudes, and teacher efficacy of 131 in-service, Kindergarten to Grade 8 teachers in three school divisions in Manitoba, Canada. Analyses were conducted to identify the relationships between teachers' back-ground variables, their attitudes and concerns about teaching in inclusive classrooms, and their efficacy for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers