International Collaborative Remote Teaching of Inclusive Education to Preservice Teachers: Challenges and Possibilities

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Inclusive education is a topic that is an integral part of teacher education globally particularly since the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD). The examination of barriers created by society, schools, and teaching invites international comparisons, e.g., the type and way that barriers to social and academic participation are constructed; how can they be reduced. So far, university classes used mainly texts to introduce education in other countries. The digital developments in universities in the wake of the pandemic enables remote classes for students studying in different places. The symposium will discuss a cooperatively designed seminar on inclusive education and the experiences of pre-service teachers and teacher educators from Brazil, Germany, Japan, and Norway.

Sub Unit

• World Education Research Association

Chair

• Norm Friesen, Boise State University

Papers

• Experiences of How Brazilian and Norwegian Students Understand and Practice Inclusion in Schools - Gregor Maxwell, UIT The Arctic University of Norway; Márcia Denise Pletsch, UFRRJ

• How Online Collaborative Learning Experiences Impact German and Japanese Preservice Teachers' Perceptions About Inclusion - Naomi Kagawa, Shimane University; Tanja Sturm, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg

• Teaching Inclusive Education in Higher Education: Perspectives From Teacher Educators in Brazil, Germany, Japan, and Norway - Lisa Rosen, University of Koblenz-Landau

Discussant

• Norm Friesen, Boise State University