An Enquiry into the Professional Competence of Inclusive Education Teachers in Beijing: Attitudes,Knowledge, Skills,and Agency |
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| Authors: | Guanglun Michael Mu Zhiqiang Wang Yajing Feng Meng Deng Songmei Liang |
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| Institution: | 1. Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada;2. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;3. Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;4. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;5. Xinyuanxili Primary School, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | Attitudes, knowledge, and skills are widely recognised as the three pillars of professional competence of inclusive education teachers. Studies emerging from the Chinese context consider these three pillars important for the practice of Learning in Regular Classrooms—an idiosyncratic Chinese form of inclusive education. Our mixed methods study reveals that agency is the fourth pillar of the professional competence for inclusive education teachers in Beijing, China. Results from comparative analysis indicate that the level of teachers’ agency is significantly lower than that of their attitudes, knowledge, and skills. We offer some implications for policy and practice in inclusive education. |
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| Keywords: | agency attitude China inclusive education instrument design knowledge Learning in Regular Classrooms skill |
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