A survey of secondary level teachers' opinions on community-based instruction and inclusive education
By: Agran, Martin.
Series: Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps 24 (1) 1999: 58-62.Publisher: 1999Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): COMMUNITY SERVICES | EDUCATION | EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION | TEACHER ATTITUDES | TEACHERSSummary: The commitment to ensuring that students participate fully in regular educational activities has necessitated a reevaluation of educational practices. Although community based instruction has long been recognised as the best practice, both its effectiveness and long term value have been questioned. The purpose of this study was to obtain from a sample of secondary level educators their opinions on community based instruction and inclusive education. The findings revealed that the respondents supported both approaches and suggested that students benefitted from each. The implications of the findings are discussed with emphasis on basing educational programming on the students needs, wishes and interests. [AJ].Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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The commitment to ensuring that students participate fully in regular educational activities has necessitated a reevaluation of educational practices. Although community based instruction has long been recognised as the best practice, both its effectiveness and long term value have been questioned. The purpose of this study was to obtain from a sample of secondary level educators their opinions on community based instruction and inclusive education. The findings revealed that the respondents supported both approaches and suggested that students benefitted from each. The implications of the findings are discussed with emphasis on basing educational programming on the students needs, wishes and interests. [AJ].
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