- Title
- Toward the Improvement of Inclusive Education for Students With Disabilities via Online Intervention: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial in Australia
- Creator
- Spong, Jo; Iacono, Teresa; Garcia-Melgar, Ana; Bagley, Kerryn; McKinstry, Carol; Hyett, Nerida; Arthur-Kelly, Michael
- Relation
- Journal of Research in Childhood Education Vol. 37, Issue 4, p. 619-635
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2023.2167025
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Training key stakeholders in the design of reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities could promote collaboration and inclusion. We tested the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of online education (intervention) in designing reasonable adjustments by Victorian (Australian) parents and professionals (n = 31). Participants suggested reasonable adjustments for contrived students with varied needs to support their participation in described classroom activities. Data collected pre- and post-intervention, and, at follow-up, were rated across five dimensions: Authenticity, Agency, Real Learning, Strengths Based, and Inclusion. Analyses from 15 intervention and 14 control participants (10 parents, 10 teaching staff, and 9 allied health professionals) showed higher scores for Inclusion post-intervention for the intervention group. This difference was maintained at follow-up, generalized to a new contrived student scenario, and mostly attributable to parents. Online education may improve parents’ contribution in the design of reasonable adjustments that promote inclusion. A larger study is warranted.
- Subject
- disability; inclusion; inclusive education; primary school; reasonable adjustments; SDG 4; SDG 10; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1494830
- Identifier
- uon:53892
- Identifier
- ISSN:0256-8543
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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