Teacher candidates moved from abstract inclusivity ideals to specific instructional and relational strategies after the simulation¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Post-survey responses showed a shift from broad commitments to inclusivity toward specific strategies such as integrating inclusive literature into read-aloud/SEL and proactively engaging families. → Hoda Harati 2026

Evidence¶

Hoda Harati 2026¶

Hoda Harati, Gretchen McAllister, Yingying Liu. (2026). Cultivating inclusive mindsets exploring faculty's and students' perspectives on using online simulations for inclusive pedagogy in teacher education. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10662-7

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Thematic analysis of pre/post open-ended survey responses from 39 teacher candidates in literacy methods courses. The article reports candidates "moved from broad commitments to inclusivity in the pre-surveys to more specific instructional and relational strategies in the post-surveys."

"Theme 1 (Evolving perspectives of inclusivity) showed that candidates moved from broad commitments to inclusivity in the pre-surveys to more specific instructional and relational strategies in the post-surveys, such as integrating inclusive literature into read aloud/SEL and proactively engaging families."

Discussion¶

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