ERIC Number: ED651011
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 188
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ISBN: 979-8-5570-2569-0
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An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Community College Faculty Experience Teaching Students with Disabilities
Jennifer Stanton
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northeastern University
The proportion of students with disabilities in the postsecondary classroom has been growing, a trend that heavily impacts faculty and their teaching. The purpose of this study is to examine how community college faculty experience teaching students with disabilities. Current literature suggests faculty feel under-prepared for and lacking support in three key areas: (a) knowledge about disability law and faculty legal obligations, (b) inclusive methodologies and interpersonal skills, and (c) the negative impact of biased perceptions and attitudes about students with disabilities. Kegan's constructive-development theory helps conceptualize how adult developmental capacities shape and make meaning of daily experience, personal and professional. Given the increasing rates of students with disabilities in the postsecondary classroom, it could be useful for faculty developers to have perspective about how faculty understand their teaching selves, the differences in those understandings, and how those understandings influence their instruction with respect to students with disabilities. The research question asks, "How do postsecondary faculty at community colleges make sense of their preparation and support to teach students with disabilities?" Findings from the study are intended to provide additional insight and tools with which to support community college faculty in complex teaching contexts. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Students with Disabilities, Teaching Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Inclusion, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Compliance (Legal), Interpersonal Competence
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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