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“We Need Structures in Place”: Educators’ Experiences With Special Education at International Schools "我们需要到位的结构"：国际学校教育工作者的特殊教育经验

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v34i1.16826

Rebecca Stroud

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Whereto From Here? A Discussion Among International Scholars of Inclusive Education 何去何从？国际全纳教育学者之间的讨论

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-05-11 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v34i1.16941

Ian A. Matheson, Kerstin Merz-Atalik, Theodore Christou, Robert Kruschel, Lani Florian, Markku Jahnukainen, Andreas Köpfer, Jeffrey MacCormack, Jessica Whitley

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Inclusive Change in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: A Collaborative Autoethnography 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯的包容性变革：合作自述

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-05-11 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v34i1.16932

Monique Somma, John Freer, Margo Shuttleworth, Sheila Bennett

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Predictors of Self-Efficacy for Inclusive Education: A Comparison of Canada and Germany 全纳教育自我效能感的预测因素：加拿大与德国的比较

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v34i1.16920

Jacqueline Specht, Susanne Miesera, Jamie Metsala, Donna McGhie-Richmond

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How Do Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Predict Teachers’ Intentions to Use Inclusive Practices? A Cross-National Comparison Between Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Switzerland 态度和自我效能如何预测教师采用全纳实践的意愿？加拿大、德国、希腊、意大利和瑞士的跨国比较

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v34i1.16803

Caroline Sahli Lozano, S. Wüthrich, Harry Kullmann, Margarita Knickenberg, Umesh Sharma, T. Loreman, Alessandra Romano, Elias Avramidis, Stuart Woodcock, Pearl Subban

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What Are Picture Books About Autism Telling Our Children? 关于自闭症的图画书在告诉我们的孩子什么？

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v33i1.14405

Christina Belcher, Kimberly Maich, Kristin Legault, Bethany Torraville

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“Maybe We Have to Create Something Different”: Fostering Inclusion in Montessori Education "也许我们必须创造一些与众不同的东西"：在蒙特梭利教育中促进包容

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v33i1.16594

Monique Somma, Lisa Ruggiero, Debra Harwood, Krystine Donato

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Evaluation of Multimedia-Based Intervention for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study 自闭症谱系障碍学生的多媒体干预评估：试点研究

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v33i1.16669

Susan Mostajo, Royce A. Salva, Olivia Legaspi, Jemerson Dominguez, Aquino Garcia

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Learning the Learning Stages: An Examination of an Online Module for Training Pre-service Teachers 学习学习阶段：对培训职前教师在线模块的研究

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v33i1.16706

J. Shurr, Bree Jimenez, Emily C. Bouck, Jenny R. Root, Alexandra Minuk

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Evaluation of the Effects of Pyramid Model Training on the Attitudes and Practices of Early Childhood Educators 金字塔模型训练对幼儿教育工作者态度和行为的影响评价

Exceptionality Education International Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI: 10.5206/eei.v33i1.16749

Alexandra Rothstein, Mélina Rivard

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