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Publication Date: 2019
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How Distance Learning Based on Inclusion Led to the Proposal of a Distributed Access Research Strategy (DARS)
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v35 n6 p80-96 2019
This article presents the results from an investigation that used a qualitative perspective of a descriptive type to identify the inclusive educational processes from 707 preschool and primary education schools in Colombia, distributed around 26 territorial units out of a total of 32. To obtain all this information around the country, a data collection strategy was applied, which we named the distributed access research strategy (DARS). All the data was collected by tertiary education students from two programs of the Faculty of Education, Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana in Colombia. The results revealed that most preschools and primary schools have documented institutional educational plans referencing diversity and inclusion for their students, but they have difficulties in establishing strategies to identify and implement curricular adaptations within their contexts, as well as with the use of tracking instruments. These results generated a reflection for reviewing the syllabus and study plans in the tertiary education programs at this university to better prepare future teachers who will face such scenarios in their locations across the country. Moreover, this new DARS data-collection strategy shows an interesting potential, which is generic enough to enable unlimited research topics to be explored within distance learning contexts.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Student Diversity, School Policy, Curriculum Development, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Students, Access to Computers, Preservice Teacher Education
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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