Evaluating the quality of learning environments and teaching practice in special schools
| Autor: | Lotte Hedegaard-Soerensen, Susan Tetler |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Program evaluation
Educational quality Specialpædagogik Teaching method media_common.quotation_subject Special education Health Professions (miscellaneous) Education Teacher development Pedagogy Developmental and Educational Psychology ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Inclusive education 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Quality (business) Sociology Special needs media_common Lærerprofession 05 social sciences Professional development 050301 education Academic standards Evaluering Accountability 0503 education Inclusion (education) Inklusion 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Hedegaard-Sørensen, L & Tetler, S 2016, ' Evaluating the quality of learning environments and teaching practice in special schools ', European Journal of Special Needs Education, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 264-278 . https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2016.1141524 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08856257.2016.1141524 |
| Popis: | This article reports on findings of a study which objective is the development of an instrument for systematic evaluation and improvement of the quality of teaching in special schools. The article describes the research process which led to the construction of the instrument as well as the way teachers can use the instrument to improve the quality of their teaching. The article advocates a practice perspective to professional development in special schools, as special schools in Denmark are under pressure by three international educational agendas: the agenda of accountability, the agenda of standards and the agenda of inclusion. The instrument suggests that professional development is teacher driven and not driven by the accountability agenda. The research approach was collaborative as 35 teachers and principals from 16 special schools participated in the research process. Their perceptions of quality in the practice of teaching in special schools and research literature on the quality of teachin... |
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