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Pre-service teachers’ experiences of schooling: Implications for preparation for inclusive education

Rusznyak, Lee; Walton, Elizabeth; Kenny, Jacqueline

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Lee Rusznyak

Jacqueline Kenny



Abstract

Teacher educators in South Africa face challenges of preparing new teachers for an inclusive education system that has been accepted as policy but is not yet fully realised in school contexts. Pre-service teachers entering teacher preparation programmes are themselves a product of a schooling system in which many inequalities and marginalising practices are still prevalent. In this article, we present an analysis of the extent to which pre-service teachers’ personal experiences within the schooling system influenced their perceptions about the benefits and drawbacks of 2 common organisational arrangements made for learners who experience barriers to learning. An analysis of empirical data from a questionnaire and individual interviews suggests that participants who had personally observed or experienced particular arrangements were more likely to hold fixed views about their potential benefits or drawbacks. We consider the implications of this finding for teacher education programmes that seek to produce teachers who can teach inclusively in the South African schooling system.

Citation

Rusznyak, L., Walton, E., & Kenny, J. (2022). Pre-service teachers’ experiences of schooling: Implications for preparation for inclusive education. South African Journal of Education, 42(3), Article 2090. https://doi.org/10.15700/saje.v42n3a2090

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 7, 2021
Publication Date 2022-08
Deposit Date Oct 17, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal South African Journal of Education
Electronic ISSN 2076-3433
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 3
Article Number 2090
DOI https://doi.org/10.15700/saje.v42n3a2090
Keywords exclusion; inclusive education; pre-service teacher; special needs; teacher education
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6499649
Publisher URL http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/2090/1203
Related Public URLs http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje

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