Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Author "Engelbrecht, Petra"
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Enacting understanding of inclusion in complex contexts: classroom practices of South African teachers
Engelbrecht, Petra; Nel, Mirna; Nel, Norma; Tlale, Dan (Education Assoc South Africa, 2015)While the practice of inclusive education has recently been widely embraced as an ideal model for education, the acceptance of inclusive education practices has not translated into reality in most mainstream classrooms. ... -
Exploring teacher self–efficacy for inclusive practices in three diverse countries
Malinen, Olli-Pekka; Savolainen, Hannu; Engelbrecht, Petra; Xu, Jiacheng; Nel, Mirna; Nel, Norma; Tlale, Dan (Elsevier, 2013)The purpose of this study was to explain teachers' perceived efficacy for teaching in inclusive classrooms by using a sample of 1911 in-service teachers from China, Finland, and South Africa. Bandura's theory of self-efficacy ... -
Making meaning of inclusive education: classroom practices in Finnish and South African classrooms
Engelbrecht, Petra; Savolainen, Hannu; Nel, Mirna; Koskela, Teija; Okkolin, Mari-Anne (Taylor & Francis, 2017)This paper reports on the findings of an international comparative research project where the roles of teachers in the implementation of inclusive education in mainstream-classroom settings in South Africa and Finland were ... -
South African teachers’ views of collaboration within an inclusive education system
Nel, Mirna; Engelbrecht, Petra; Nel, Norma; Tlale, Dan (Taylor & Francis/Routledge, 2014)The development of sustainable collaborative partnerships between different role players within an inclusive education system seems to be a continuous challenge in South Africa. The focus of this research study was to ... -
The idealism of education policies and the realities in schools: the implementation of inclusive education in South Africa
Engelbrecht, Petra; Nel, Mirna; Smit, Suegnet; Van Deventer, Marichelle (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Inclusive education as a global movement emerged over the past 30 years to ensure quality mainstream education for all learners. Since 1994 the newly democratic South Africa also had expectations as well as the political ...