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An examination of Chinese preservice and inservice early childhood teachers’ perspectives on the importance and feasibility of the implementation of key characteristics of quality inclusion
Bi Ying Hu1; Hui Ping Wu1,2; Xue Yun Su3; Sherron Killingsworth Roberts4
2017-02-01
Source PublicationInternational Journal of Inclusive Education
ISSN1360-3116
Volume21Issue:2Pages:187-204
Abstract

The Chinese Preschool Inclusion Survey, which is an adaptation of Odom et al. [2004. ‘Preschool inclusion in the United States: A review of research from an ecological systems perspective’. Journalof Research in Special Educational Needs 4 (1): 17–149] a list of the features of quality preschools, was given to 234 preservice teachers and 307 inservice teachers in a large Chinese province so as to examine whether early childhood education (ECE) teachers agree on the key characteristics of high quality inclusion in terms of importance and feasibility. One significant finding of the study is that both preservice and inservice teachers highly ranked the importance of the key characteristics of high quality inclusion in ECE settings, yet both ECE teachers ranked the feasibility of implementing the key characteristics lower. Additionally, two factors that influenced preservice teachers’ perceived importance and feasibility of inclusion were years of study and courses related to special education, and five factors that influenced inservice teachers’ perceived inclusion beliefs were bianzhi, certification, years of teaching, opportunities for professional development and degree. Teacher education reform is called upon to affect change in terms of creating positive beliefs regarding high quality inclusion services and implementation of effective practices in stronger, collaborative support systems for Chinese children with special needs and their families. Implications for policy, professional development, and teacher education reform are provided.

KeywordChina Early Childhood Inclusion Inservice Teachers Preservice Teachers Quality
DOI10.1080/13603116.2016.1193563
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEducation & Educational Research
WOS SubjectEducation & Educational Research
WOS IDWOS:000397214100006
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84976315235
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Education
Corresponding AuthorHui Ping Wu
Affiliation1.Faculty of Education,University of Macau,,Macau,Macao
2.College of Mathematics and Computer Science,Fujian Normal University,,Fuzhou,China
3.Faculty of Education,East China Normal University,,Shanghai,China
4.College of Education and Human Performance,University of Central Florida,,Orlando,United States
First Author AffilicationFaculty of Education
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Education
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Bi Ying Hu,Hui Ping Wu,Xue Yun Su,et al. An examination of Chinese preservice and inservice early childhood teachers’ perspectives on the importance and feasibility of the implementation of key characteristics of quality inclusion[J]. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017, 21(2), 187-204.
APA Bi Ying Hu., Hui Ping Wu., Xue Yun Su., & Sherron Killingsworth Roberts (2017). An examination of Chinese preservice and inservice early childhood teachers’ perspectives on the importance and feasibility of the implementation of key characteristics of quality inclusion. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 21(2), 187-204.
MLA Bi Ying Hu,et al."An examination of Chinese preservice and inservice early childhood teachers’ perspectives on the importance and feasibility of the implementation of key characteristics of quality inclusion".International Journal of Inclusive Education 21.2(2017):187-204.
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