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Publication Date: 2003
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Working with Students Who Have Learning Disabilities - Teacher Candidates Speak Out: Issues and Concerns in Preservice Education and Professional Development.
Woloshyn, Vera; Bennett, Sheila; Berrill, Deborah
Exceptionality Education Canada, v13 n1 p7-28 2003
Ninety-one teacher candidates from six faculties of education in Ontario participated in focus group sessions. Teacher candidates expressed concerns about their ability to identify, assess, and program for children with learning disabilities. Recommendations are made that highlight the need for greater emphasis on special education throughout the preservice program. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inclusive Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Learning Disabilities, Preservice Teacher Education, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education Programs
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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