Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ868759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0264-6196
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Forming Effective Partnerships to Facilitate Inclusion of Students with Vision Impairments: Perceptions of a Regular Classroom Teacher and an Itinerant Teacher
Sharma, Umesh; Moore, Dennis; Furlonger, Brett; King, Brian Smyth; Kaye, Linda; Constantinou, Olga
British Journal of Visual Impairment, v28 n1 p57-67 2010
This qualitative study reports on the perceptions of a regular classroom teacher and an itinerant teacher about the challenges they faced in including a student with vision impairment in regular school in New South Wales, Australia. Some of the common strategies employed by both these teachers to address these challenges are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Visual Impairments, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Teacher Attitudes, Itinerant Teachers, Barriers, Elementary Schools, Interviews, Grade 1, Teacher Competencies, Time Management, Regular and Special Education Relationship, School Culture, School Districts, Educational Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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