ERIC Number: EJ967120
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Nov
Pages: 13
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Primary School Teachers' Concerns about the Integration of Students with Special Needs in Singapore
Tam, Kai-Yung Brian; Seevers, Randy; Gardner, Ralph, III; Heng, Mary Anne
TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, v3 n2 Article 3 Nov 2006
Singapore, like industrialized Western nations, faces similar challenges in the public school system in that increasingly, more students at risk, as well as those with special needs attend general education programs. This paper presents the concerns of primary school teachers working with students with disabilities in general education classrooms in Singapore. Based on the teachers' concerns, recommendations for the design of inclusive teacher education programs that would include special needs education in general teacher education programs are made. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: General Education, Teacher Education Programs, At Risk Students, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Inclusion, Disabilities, Public Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Disability Identification, Student Placement, Empowerment, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Parent School Relationship, Parents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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