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ERIC Number: ED666567
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 180
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-7386-4978-3
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Perceptions of Community College Professors Regarding Instructional Practices for Students with Disabilities
Paralee A. Roberson Shivers
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Houston Baptist University
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the perceptions of community college professors regarding the instructional practices for addressing the needs of students with disabilities at postsecondary institutions in Southeast Texas. The participants for this study were purposefully selected from within a population of faculty as a snowball sampling. A total of 11 participants responded to the invitation to participate in the interview sessions. Participants addressed all questions on the questionnaire during the interview sessions. In the descriptive study, the researcher used the qualitative research methodology of hermeneutical phenomenology. In doing so, the researcher gained knowledge as the participants in this study conveyed their feelings, which described what they perceived and sensed through their own experiences. The overall findings on the participants' questionnaire responses and interviewee sessions indicated that fifteen themes embedded in four categories emerged. The themes for the "Accommodations" category included statement needed in syllabus, sensory impaired students, testing, and administrating exams. The themes for "Student Engagement" category included in-class settings and online settings. The themes for "Information and Training" category included face-to-face training, online video training, and external facilitated training. The themes for "Classroom Assistants," "Assistive Software," and "Technological Tools" included sign language interpreters, note-takers, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), Canvas, Kaltura, YouTube videos, and PowerPoint presentations. Based on responses from participants in this study, provided support and skills needed to work successfully when providing instructions to students with disabilities at a postsecondary institution. [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.]
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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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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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