Attitude Change Through Service Learning
Gloria Lodato Wilson, Hofstra University, NY
General education teachers are being directed to embrace and implement
inclusive practices as a result of the enactment of IDEA. However, an
essential element for successful inclusion lies not in legal mandates,
but rather, in teacher attitude. The author examines the service learning
experiences of preservice general education teachers. Service learning in
a special education setting is an important component in the education of
preservice general educators allowing for personal reflection and exposure
that affects their attitudes toward students with disabilities.
Academic Exchange Quarterly Spring 2005 Volume 9, Issue 1
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