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ERIC Number: EJ1315261
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
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Iowa World Language Teachers' Attitudes Regarding Inclusion
DeVault, Ann
Foreign Language Annals, v54 n3 p671-689 Fall 2021
This mixed-methods study investigates the attitudes of middle and high school World Language (WL) teachers in Iowa regarding teaching students with disabilities (SWDs) as well as factors that relate to these attitudes. The study uses data from surveys of 41 Iowa WL teachers and semistructured interviews with eight. Survey data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis. These findings were then combined for mixed methods analysis of WL teachers' attitudes toward teaching SWDs and factors related to differences in attitudes. Findings suggested middle and high school WL teachers in Iowa had positive attitudes toward the inclusion of SWDs in their classes, but there were nuances to this support. Several factors were found to relate to participants' attitudes, including their perceptions of the usefulness of their preservice and in-service training, the level of administrative support, and the structure of the WL program.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2191/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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