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Publication Date: 2009-Dec
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The Inclusive Secondary Teacher: The Leaders' Perspective
Pearce, Michelle; Gray, Jan; Campbell-Evans, Glenda
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v34 n6 p101-119 Dec 2009
Australian legislation and policies over the last fifteen years have reinforced the rights of students with disabilities to be included in mainstream classrooms. To make this a reality, change has been necessary in a number of areas such as teacher knowledge, resource allocation, curriculum reform, and support services. This paper presents a profile of an inclusive secondary school teacher from the perspective of Australian educational leaders. A qualitative methodology was used in this study. Fifty leaders in inclusive education across Australia were interviewed. Shulman's (1986) model of teacher knowledge was used to analyse and report the data. The paper identifies the skills, knowledge and attributes deemed necessary for inclusion by the educational leaders. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Inclusion, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Resource Allocation, Disabilities, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Profiles, Instructional Leadership, Qualitative Research, Secondary School Teachers
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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