e-Pedagogium 2013, 13(2):30-42 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2013.017

Supervision as prevention and support to teachers in inclusive education

Petra Potměšilová, Miloň Potměšil, Marcela Fojtíková Roubalová
PhDr. Mgr. Petra Potměšilová, Ph.D., Mgr. Marcela Fojtíková Roubalová, Department of Christian Education, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, Univerzitní 22, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech Republic, E-mail: petra.potmesilova@upol.cz; roubalova.marcela@seznam.cz
doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Miloň Potměšil, Ph.D., Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Palacky University Olomouc, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, Czech Republic, E-mail: mvpotmesil@gmail.com

The presented research was focused on the field of sentiments, attitudes and concerns of educators potentially working with pupils with impairment under inclusive settings.
This study was aimed at discovering whether the above stated parameters change after achieving qualification in special needs education. The results of research encompassing a period of two years aimed at describing a group of 794 educators from the point of view of the development of their attitudes, opinions and concerns while being focused on the process of inclusion. In accordance with the obtained results, supervision as a special psychological support is badly needed.

Keywords: inclusion, attitudes, sentiments, education, pupils with impairment, methodology of teaching, overloading, stress, supervision, teacher

Published: April 1, 2013  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Potměšilová, P., Potměšil, M., & Fojtíková Roubalová, M. (2013). Supervision as prevention and support to teachers in inclusive education. e-Pedagogium, 13(2), 30-42. doi: 10.5507/epd.2013.017
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Barrow, R., Woods, R. (2006) An Introduction to Philosophy of Education. 4th edition, Routledge. Blake, N., Smeyers, P., Smith, R., Standish, P. (2006) Philosphy of Education. 5th edition, Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
    2. Bjarnason, D. (2005) Disability Studies and Their Importance for Special Education Professionals. Nordisk Pedagogik, 25, 339-356. Go to original source...
    3. Brue, A. W., Wilmshurst, L. (2005) A Parent's Guide to Special Education. New York: AMACOM.
    4. Falender, C. A., Shafranske, E. P. (2004) Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach. 1st ed. Washington: American Psychological Association. 348 pp. Go to original source...
    5. Flynn, R. J., Lemay, R. A. (1999) (Eds.) A Quarter-century of Normalization and Social Role of Valorization: Evaluation and Impact. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. Go to original source...
    6. Forlin, Ch. (2006) Inclusive Education in Australia Ten Years After Salamanca. European Journal Of Psychology Of Education, XXI, 3, 265-277. Go to original source...
    7. Hawkins, P., Shonet, R. (2004) Supervize v pomáhajících profesích. Praha: Portál, 202 pp.
    8. Hull, K., Goldhaber, J., Capone, A. (2002) Opening Doors. Boston: Houhgton Miffin Comp.
    9. Gilbert, C. and Hart, M. (1990). Towards Integration: Special Needs in an Ordinary School. London: Kogan
    10. Lambe, J. (2007) Northern Ireland Students Teachers' Changing Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education During Initial Teacher Training. International Journal of Special Education, 22, 1, 59-71.
    11. Loreman, T., Earle, Ch., Sharma, U., Forlin, Ch. 2006. Pre-service Teachers' Attitudes, Concerns and Sentiments about Inclusive Education: an International Comparison of the Novice pre-service teachers. International Journal of Special Education, 21, 2, 80-93.
    12. Loreman, T., Earle, Ch., Sharma, U., Forlin, Ch. (2007) The Development of an Instrument for Measuring Pre-service Teachers' Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns about Inclusive Education. International Journal of Special Education, 22, 2, 150-160.
    13. Meijer, J. W. Ed. (2001) Inclusive Education and Effective Classroom Practices. Odsense: Europe - an Agency for Development in Special Needs Education. Milovanovitch, M. (2009) Teacher Education for Diversity. ERI SEE Zagreb.
    14. Potmesil, M. The Sentiments, Attitudes and Concerns of Educators When Working Under the Conditions of Inclusion. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Psychologica IV. WN Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego. Kraków: 2011. pp. 71-85.
    15. Rue, L. W. A Byars, L. L. (1990) Instructor's Manual: Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. 3. vyd. Homewood: Irwin, 208 pp.
    16. Sociální programy. [online] cit. 24. 5. 2012 From: http://www.msmt.cz/socialni-programy/metodicky-pokyn-k-poskytovani-supervize?highlightWords=supervize
    17. Předpisy. [online] cit. 24. 5. 2012 From: http://aplikace.msmt.cz/Predpisy1/sb190-04.pdf
    18. Valeo, A. (2008) Inclusive Education Support Systems Teacher and Administrator View. International journal of Special Education, 23, 2, 8-16.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which permits non-comercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content