PRESERVICE AND EARLY CAREER TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD INCLUSION,INSTRUCTIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS,AND FAIRNESS: THREE PROFILES

This investigation examined the attitudes of beginning general education teachers (preservice and early career) with respect to teaching in inclusion classrooms. Sixty graduate students, taking a survey at the conclusion of a special education course, completed Q-sorts constructed to evaluate responses regarding attitude toward (a) inclusion, (b) instructional accommodations, and (c) fairness, along two dimensions: positive/negative and anxious/confident. A three-factor solution resulted in profiles of three groups of teachers: keen, but anxious, beginners (mostly preservice teachers with positive attitudes, but who worried about being effective inclusion teachers); positive doers (more experienced teachers whose struggles with the challenges of inclusion had not deterred their positive attitudes); and resisters (mostly experienced teachers whose concerns about fairness signified their resistance to inclusion). Teacher educators may find these profiles useful in preparing teachers to teach in inclusion classrooms.     

NATIONAL STUDY OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHERS

Three major urban community college districts replicated a study of very effective teachers originally conducted at the City Colleges of Chicago. Researchers at the cooperating institutions identified teachers who had outstanding reputations and whose students achieved'at very high levels. Intensive interviews revealed four common attributes of the ninety teachers involved in the original and replication studies. The teachers plan and organize goals, they show respect and interest in their students, they encourage student participation, and they monitor student progress and respond accordingly. The excellent teachers in this study are exceptionally dedicated and hard working. Many of the techniques that they use can be successfully used by other teachers who would like to improve their own teaching.     

吉娜·马隆:冉冉升起的新星

有着姣好的气质、锐利的眼神、可塑性极高的外型,童星出身的吉娜·马隆至今已出道20多年,演出超过20部电影,类型横跨恐怖、古装、经典文学以及奇幻电影等,可算是好莱坞新一代女星中实力强劲的演技派。马隆的童年生活可谓是居无定所,她由同性恋母亲及其女友一同抚养长大,在她9岁前就搬过27次家,丰富的生活经历为马隆从事演员这一职业打下了基础。1996年,12岁的马隆就凭借着电影处女作《卡罗莱纳