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ERIC Number: EJ1345799
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-3116
EISSN: EISSN-1464-5173
Professional Credential Program: Impacting Early Childhood Inclusive Learning Environments
Classen, Audra I.; Westbrook, Alicia
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v26 n7 p719-736 2022
For more than three decades, the inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood education settings has been developing worldwide in educational research, policy, and real-world practice. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a Special Needs Inclusive Practices Credential Program with early educators working in the southeastern region of the United States. Researchers used the "Inclusive Classroom Profile" ("ICP") with a pre-post research design to measure inclusive practice change. Initial results from this study revealed a statistically significant effect on all but two items for the initial cohorts (i.e. 1 and 2). After revising the PD for cohort 3 the analyses did not identify any items from the ICP that were not statistically significant. Importantly the overall analyses (including all 3 cohorts), revealed a statistically significant for within subjects on the total pre- and post-test score of the "Inclusive Classroom Profile" (ICP[superscript TM]) (2016), Wilk's Lambda = 0.49, F (1, 82) = 83.92, p = 0.000. The analysis did not identify any items that did not result in a statistically significant change between pre and post evaluations of all cohorts.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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