A Survey of Perceptions of Consulting in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Forsythe, Natalie; Larson, Anne L.
Titel	A Survey of Perceptions of Consulting in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms
Quelle	In: Infants and Young Children, 36 (2023) 1, S.74-90 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Forsythe, Natalie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-3746
DOI	10.1097/IYC.0000000000000233
Schlagwörter	Consultants; Inclusion; Preschool Education; Students with Disabilities; Preschool Teachers; Special Education Teachers; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Consultant; Berater; Inklusion; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	This study examined consultants' and consultees' perspectives of itinerant service delivery for students with disabilities in inclusive preschool classrooms. Consultants (i.e., early childhood special education teachers and related service providers) and consultees (lead and assistant preschool teachers) working in inclusive preschool classrooms in a large Mountain West school district completed a survey eliciting their perceptions on consulting, including their definitions of the consulting role and factors they believed to be most important in building successful consulting relationships. Participants' answers to survey questions were analyzed and grouped into themes. There were similarities across both groups when describing the role of consultants, including assumptions that consultants should work directly with students in the classroom. Consultants and consultees also agreed that they have positive relationships with one another and that consultants are effective; however, consultant and consultee survey responses emphasized a need for respect within the consulting relationship. Understanding perceptions of consultative approaches may lead to practices and policies that improve consultative services and potentially lead to improved outcomes for preschool children with disabilities in inclusive settings. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01