Determination of preservice special education teachers’ views on early childhood intervention

Exploring preservice teachers' views of intelligence

Preservice Teachers’ Views of Instructor Presence in Online Courses

The researchers conducted this study to investigate undergraduate preservice teacher candidates’ perceptions regarding variables related to instructor presence in online courses. Participants included 52 undergraduate education students enrolled in 100% online technology integration courses at a doctoral research university in the southeastern United States. The researchers used a mixed-methods...

Early Childhood Special Education The Role of Family Childcare Providers in Early Intervention

In family childcare, the program of services is situated within in the providers’ own homes. The purpose of this inquiry is to review the literature from special education in light of current practices in family childcare. In addition, key characteristics unique to the provider’s care giving program will be examined in relation to the needs of children with disabilities and their families. Fina...

A Unified Theory of Practice in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education: Evidence-Based Practices

Citizens of the United States, like citizens of many other countries, have made a commitment to their nation’s care, welfare, development, and education of infants and young children with identifiable disabilities, or at clear risk of disability, and their families (Hanson, 2003). Societal values dictate that support should be given to those most in need, such support should be well planned and...

Teachers as Designers: Integrating Robotics in Early Childhood Education

This article presents a constructionist approach to introducing technology, in particular robotics, in the early childhood classroom. The authors demonstrate how this approach is well suited, since the four basic tenets of constructionism have a long-standing tradition in early childhood education: (a) learning by designing meaningful projects to share in the community, (b) using concrete objec...