Teacher educators' views on inclusive education and teacher preparation in Ghana

The crucial role of initial teacher education programmes and teacher educators in preparing effective inclusive practitioners has been universally acknowledged. This study explored the attitudes of 125 teacher educators from four colleges of education towards inclusive education, their views and con...

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Ghana
Inclusion
Likert Scales
Methods
Preservice Teachers
Program Implementation
Questionnaires
Schools of Education
Special Education
Special Education Teachers
Statistical Analysis
Surveys
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Teacher Education
Teacher Education Programs
Teacher Educator Education
Teacher Educators
Teacher Role
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