ERIC Number: EJ1457445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
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EISSN: EISSN-2768-1432
Special Education Personnel Preparation in Singapore
Levan Lim; Thana Thaver; Pek Ru Loh
Journal of Special Education Preparation, v4 n3 p76-84 2024
Special education in Singapore has evolved considerably during the past two decades with greater enrollments of students with special educational needs in regular mainstream schools. This progressive transformation in Singapore's education towards the inclusion of students with special needs in mainstream classes has been accompanied by concomitant changes in teacher preparation programs for both general and special education teachers and professionals. This article situates and describes special education in Singapore and its increasing role in partnering with mainstream education within Singapore's socio-historical context and evolvement as a nation since independence. Current issues related to special education and its expanding role in preparing teachers and related professionals for working with students with special educational needs in both mainstream and special schools are discussed with implications raised for future directions.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students, Inclusion, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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