Supporting Future Teachers in Providing Care for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors

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Fitzgerald, R. (2019). Supporting Future Teachers in Providing Care for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Challenging behaviors exhibited by students can disrupt the schedule of daily learning. The purpose of this study was to gather the perceptions of early childhood education pre-service teachers on their levels of preparedness to work with children exhibiting challenging behaviors. Information was also gathered on what types of hands-on learning experiences they had in their teacher preparation programs that contributed to these levels of preparedness. Twenty-one pre-service teachers in the final semester of their undergraduate early childhood education licensure program participated in a survey either online or via a hard copy version of the survey to complete during a student teaching seminar at their university. The findings from this study were inconclusive and suggest that further research is necessary to evaluate the preparedness levels of pre-service teachers regarding children’s challenging behaviors. Limitations as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.

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Author

Fitzgerald, Rebecca

Title

Supporting Future Teachers in Providing Care for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors

Physical Description

1 online resource (50 pages) : PDF

Date

2019

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Challenging behaviors exhibited by students can disrupt the schedule of daily learning. The purpose of this study was to gather the perceptions of early childhood education pre-service teachers on their levels of preparedness to work with children exhibiting challenging behaviors. Information was also gathered on what types of hands-on learning experiences they had in their teacher preparation programs that contributed to these levels of preparedness. Twenty-one pre-service teachers in the final semester of their undergraduate early childhood education licensure program participated in a survey either online or via a hard copy version of the survey to complete during a student teaching seminar at their university. The findings from this study were inconclusive and suggest that further research is necessary to evaluate the preparedness levels of pre-service teachers regarding children’s challenging behaviors. Limitations as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Special education
Education
Early childhood education

Degree

M.Ed.

Keywords

Birth-Kindergarten
Challenging Behaviors
Child Development
Early Childhood
Pre-Service Teacher
Teacher Training

Subject Area

Child & Family Studies

Advisor(s)

Anderson, Kelly

Committee Members

McCorkle, Laura
Rebich, Susan

Degree Note

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019.

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Fitzgerald_uncc_0694N_12299

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