The reality of reality shock for inclusion: How does teacher attitude, perceived knowledge and self-efficacy in relation to effective inclusion in the classroom change from the pre-service to novice teacher year?

  • Joseph Mintz
  • , Peter Hick
  • , Yvette Solomon
  • , Aikaterini Matziari
  • , Finn Ó’Murchú
  • , Kathy Hall
  • , Kevin Cahill
  • , Catriona Curtin
  • , Jake Anders
  • , Despoina Margariti

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Abstract

There is little empirical attention in the literature to how beginning teacher perceptions in relation to inclusion change as they progress from the pre-service to novice teacher year. This paper reports on a panel study of a cohort of pre-service teachers in the Republic of Ireland, which tracks their transition to the novice teacher year using a new scale. Analysis of the data indicates that this transition results in a significant drop in attitude, perceived knowledge and self-efficacy in relation to inclusion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103042
JournalTeaching and Teacher Education
Volume91
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2020

Keywords

  • Inclusion
  • Longitudinal
  • Novice teacher
  • Pre-service
  • Reality shock
  • Special educational needs
  • Teacher self-efficacy

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