Preparing Pre-Service Student-Teachers for Addressing Learner Diversity in an Inclusive School: A Case of India (81458)
Session Chair: Natalia Albul
Sunday, 16 June 2024 13:20
Session: Session 3
Room: Salle 103
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
There is a consistent emphasis on promoting inclusivity across all stages of education in India. The National Education Policy adopted in 2020 at the national level envisions learners from diverse socio-economic and with differentiated abilities, learning together. This has direct implications for teacher preparation, most specifically at the school level which is critical for the retention and progression of learners with a spectrum of learning needs and learning styles. This descriptive research design study was conducted in a teacher education institution that offers a teacher education programme preparing teachers to teach various subjects from grade six to grade twelve. The data was collected in three phases. Phase one at the time of admission, Phase two after the conclusion of the first year and Phase three after completing a four-month school internship programme in the second year. The study started with 125 pre-service student-teachers and a total of 100 participants continued till the final phase of the study. The purpose of the study was to critically examine the readiness of the participant for teaching in an inclusive setting. The four primary discriminators studied were Social Class, Disability, Gender and Home-Language. The tools and techniques used were, a Rating Scale, Focused Group Discussions and Narrative Analysis [based on critical analysis of case study (2) provided by the researcher to the participant]. The analysis revealed that there was a significant increase in the level of sensitization about student diversity but they remain largely unequipped to address the learning needs of every student pedagogically.
Authors:
Vandana Saxena, University of Delhi, India
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Vandana Saxena is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at University of Delhi in India
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