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“Segregation
is always reflective of culture and desegregation is always a challenge
to that culture.”
–Sarason, 1993, p.34
“Inclusion
is a right - not a privilege for a select few”
–Judge
John F. Gerry, Chief Judge of the U.S. District
Court for the Third Circuit
In collaboration
with the Curriculum, Instruction, Technology in Education Department
in the College of Education at Temple University, faculty, teachers,
students, people with disabilities and parents, we are working to
restructure Temple University's undergraduate teacher preparation
program. This initiative is about change...developing and implementing
a unified undergraduate teacher preparation in which teacher candidates
are prepared to teach a diverse student population in regular classes.
This includes students form a broad range of ethnic, cultural, and
economic backgrounds, including students with a wide range of learning
styles and abilities.
Restructuring the
teacher preparation program at Temple University is founded on the
premise that change is a slow and complex process (Sarason, 1993)
that requires a vision and mission, and long-term consensus-building
with faculty and administration in the College of Education. Furthermore,
this teacher preparation initiative is based on the premise that
if change is to indeed occur, it must be done collaboratively with
university faculty, teachers, parents, community members, and people
with disabilities, themselves. Finally, this initiative is based
on the belief that "separate can never be equal" (Shapiro,
Loeb, & Bowermaster, 1993).
Education
for All Coalition
Link
to more information»
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**The
Inclusive Teacher Preparation Program is one of three university
programs in Pennsylvania which is funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental
Disabilities Planning Council to restructure its undergraduate teacher
preparation program. The other two universities are Indiana and
Duquense Universities.
For
more information, please contact:
Diane Nelson
Bryen, PhD
E-mail: dianeb@temple.edu
Voice:
(215) 204-7660
Voice/TTY: (215) 204-1356
Fax: (215)
204-6336 |
