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Teaching Tolerance in the Music Classroom
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Darrow, Alice-Ann – General Music Today, 2017
The purpose of this article is to discuss the need for teaching tolerance in music classrooms, as well as the role of music educators in preventing discrimination and promoting tolerance of all targeted groups, but particularly in regard to students with disabilities. Also addressed are curricular implications, suggestions for dealing with abusive…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Music, Music Education, Music Teachers
Attitudes of Pre-Service Mainstream Teachers in Singapore towards People with Disabilities and Inclusive Education
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Thaver, Thana; Lim, Levan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
2004 has come to be seen by many in Singapore as a watershed year with the shift in the position of the government towards encouraging greater integration of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. This study investigated the attitudes of 1538 mainstream pre-service teachers towards disability and inclusive education during this period…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Coaching Athletes with Hidden Disabilities: Recommendations and Strategies for Coaching Education
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Vargas, Tiffanye; Flores, Margaret; Beyer, Robbi – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2012
Hidden disabilities (HD) are those disabilities not readily apparent to the naked eye including specific learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional behavioral disorders, mild intellectual disabilities, and speech or language disabilities. Young athletes with HD may have difficulty listening to and following…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Self Efficacy, Mental Retardation, Negative Attitudes
Instructional Conferencing: Helping Students Succeed on Independent Assignments in Inclusive Settings
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Learned, Julie E.; Dowd, Michael V.; Jenkins, Joseph R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
The "highly qualified" teaching credential required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is forcing new models of secondary special education service delivery. One effect has been a reduction in special education content classes and a concomitant increase in co-teaching. In one teaching arrangement, "instructional…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Attitudes, Federal Legislation, Negative Attitudes
Elementary School Assistant Principals' Attitudes toward Inclusion of Special Needs Students in the General Education Setting
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Harris, Jerri De'Lane – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the elementary school assistant principals' attitudes and recommended instructional arrangement related to the inclusion of special needs students in the general education setting. The following six questions guided the study: (1) Are the attitudes of the elementary school assistant principals more positive…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Inclusion, Mental Retardation, Autism
Addressing Dropout Related Factors at the Local Level: Recommendations for Teachers
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Smith, Sandra Covington – National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2008
As educators and practitioners continue to seek effective interventions to prevent dropout, they must focus on identifying, monitoring, and addressing risk factors that are influenced by teachers (e.g., academic performance, peer and adult interactions, attendance, and behavior). As a result, teachers' roles in dropout prevention are critical.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Antisocial Behavior, Dropout Prevention