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Howard, Katie B. – Support for Learning, 2023
Due to misconceptions about the challenges of language learning, foreign languages classrooms have not always been accessible spaces for all learners. This article seeks to address the needs of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in the foreign languages classroom and challenge the notion that this group of students…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Program Effectiveness
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Singh, Pratika; Zhang, Kaili C. – Support for Learning, 2022
This study reports data on early childhood teachers' perspectives of early childhood inclusive education in New Zealand. A qualitative method was employed for this research. The process included an internet survey questionnaire which was sent out to early childhood teachers across New Zealand. The results indicated that though early childhood…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Special Needs Students
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Makhalemele, Thabo; Nel, Mirna – Support for Learning, 2021
In South Africa Education White Paper 6 introduced the establishment of Institutional-Level Support Teams (ILST) at school level to support the learning and teaching process by identifying and addressing learner, teacher and institutional needs. The core priority of these teams is to implement properly co-ordinated learner and teacher support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Ancillary School Services, Program Effectiveness
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Anderson, Joanna; Boyle, Christopher – Support for Learning, 2015
Inclusive education (IE) is a term that has been part of the educational discourse in Australia for almost two decades. While there is no overarching definition under which IE operates in that country, it is accepted that the meaning behind the term has shifted from being exclusively about students with a disability to now encompassing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Educational History
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Doody, Owen; Connor, Morgan O. – Support for Learning, 2012
Education for people with a disability has changed over the years, moving from a philosophy of integration to inclusion. This philosophy requires a whole school approach spanning issues such as access, opportunities for learning, social experiences and developing a culture of acceptance. While this poses many challenges for individuals, schools…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mental Retardation, Student Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
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Male, Dawn B. – Support for Learning, 2011
This article describes a study that aimed to answer the following question: "Will a programme of professional development in the area of special and inclusive education be effective in achieving attitudinal shift in teachers?" Forty-eight teachers who were enrolled on a Master's programme in Special and Inclusive Education were surveyed via a…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Inclusion, Mainstreaming