Pre-service education teachers' understanding of the transition planning process

For individuals with disabilities the transition from school to adopting adult roles within the community often presents numerous challenges. In a sample of pre-service education teachers, perceptions of school to community transitions of students with disabilities were investigated. Pre-service ed...

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Main Author: Sobel, Hailey
Other Authors: Tara Flanagan (Internal/Supervisor)
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.971992014-02-13T03:48:17ZPre-service education teachers' understanding of the transition planning process Sobel, HaileyEducation - Psychology For individuals with disabilities the transition from school to adopting adult roles within the community often presents numerous challenges. In a sample of pre-service education teachers, perceptions of school to community transitions of students with disabilities were investigated. Pre-service education teachers completed a three-page questionnaire in order to gather information about their knowledge of the transition planning process. The questionnaire consisted of fifteen questions plus four demographic questions, through which pre-service teachers' prior knowledge on transitions and of the transition planning process was assessed. The results highlighted the lack of knowledge and inconsistent perceptions that pre-service education teachers possess regarding the transition planning process. Pre-service teachers were not provided with training in transition planning, and as a consequence were not sufficiently informed about their roles and responsibilities in the process. These findings highlight the need for a definitive legislative definition and framework to inform pre-service training.Pour les personnes handicapées, la transition de l'école à la vie active dans la communauté présente souvent de nombreux défis. Grâce à un échantillon d'enseignants en formation, on voulait étudier la manière dont ces transitions sont perçues. On a demandé à un groupe d'enseignants en formation de remplir un questionnaire de trois pages pour apprendre ce qu'ils savaient au sujet de la préparation d'un plan de transition. Le questionnaire, constitué de quinze questions ainsi que de quatre questions démographiques, cherchait à déterminer ce que les enseignants savaient déjà au sujet des transitions et de la préparation de plans de transitions. Les résultats ont souligné le manque de connaissance et les impressions variées que détiennent les enseignants en formation concernant les plans de planification. Les enseignants en formation n'avaient pas appris comment préparer les plans de transition, et par conséquent, ils n'étaient pas suffisamment renseignés sur leurs rôles et leurs responsabilités. Ces conclusions soulignent la nécessité de formuler une loi et des directives claires pour améliorer la formation de futurs enseignants.McGill UniversityTara Flanagan (Internal/Supervisor)2011Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97199
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Sobel, Hailey
Pre-service education teachers' understanding of the transition planning process
description For individuals with disabilities the transition from school to adopting adult roles within the community often presents numerous challenges. In a sample of pre-service education teachers, perceptions of school to community transitions of students with disabilities were investigated. Pre-service education teachers completed a three-page questionnaire in order to gather information about their knowledge of the transition planning process. The questionnaire consisted of fifteen questions plus four demographic questions, through which pre-service teachers' prior knowledge on transitions and of the transition planning process was assessed. The results highlighted the lack of knowledge and inconsistent perceptions that pre-service education teachers possess regarding the transition planning process. Pre-service teachers were not provided with training in transition planning, and as a consequence were not sufficiently informed about their roles and responsibilities in the process. These findings highlight the need for a definitive legislative definition and framework to inform pre-service training. === Pour les personnes handicapées, la transition de l'école à la vie active dans la communauté présente souvent de nombreux défis. Grâce à un échantillon d'enseignants en formation, on voulait étudier la manière dont ces transitions sont perçues. On a demandé à un groupe d'enseignants en formation de remplir un questionnaire de trois pages pour apprendre ce qu'ils savaient au sujet de la préparation d'un plan de transition. Le questionnaire, constitué de quinze questions ainsi que de quatre questions démographiques, cherchait à déterminer ce que les enseignants savaient déjà au sujet des transitions et de la préparation de plans de transitions. Les résultats ont souligné le manque de connaissance et les impressions variées que détiennent les enseignants en formation concernant les plans de planification. Les enseignants en formation n'avaient pas appris comment préparer les plans de transition, et par conséquent, ils n'étaient pas suffisamment renseignés sur leurs rôles et leurs responsabilités. Ces conclusions soulignent la nécessité de formuler une loi et des directives claires pour améliorer la formation de futurs enseignants.
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