scholarly journals What Really Matters for Instructors Implementing Equitable and Inclusive Teaching Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie Marcella Addy ◽  
Philip M Reeves ◽  
Derek Dube ◽  
Khadijah A Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Critical Area ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Inclusive Teaching

Supporting instructor implementation of equitable and inclusive teaching approaches is a critical area of focus in educational development. However, there is limited empirical evidence on factors that either support or hinder instructors’ implementation of inclusive teaching. The results of this national survey study reveal several predictors of instructors’ utilization of inclusive teaching approaches and reported obstacles faced. For this sample, knowledge of inclusive teaching was a statistically significant predictor of implementation, as was being from a non-STEM discipline. Responses highlighted promising approaches, several of which can inform the efforts of educational developers. 

Empathy not quarantined: Association between people’s empathy to others and the COVID-19 pandemic situations based on a national survey study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhibin Jiang ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Bu Zhong ◽  
Xuebing Qin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Affective Response ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
The Social

BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic had turned the world upside down, but not much is known about how people’s empathy might be affected by the pandemic. OBJECTIVE This study examined 1) how empathy towards others might be influenced by the social support people obtained by using social media; and 2) how the individual demographics (e.g., age, income) may affect empathy. METHODS A national survey (N = 943) was conducted in China in February 2020, in which the participants read three real scenarios about low-income urban workers (Scenario I), small business owners in cities (Scenario II), and farmers in rural areas (Scenario III) who underwent hardship due to COVID-19. After exposure to others’ difficulties in the scenarios, the participants’ empathy and anxiety levels were measured. We also measured the social support they had by using social media. RESULTS Results show that social support not only positively impacted empathy, β = .30, P < .001 for Scenario I, β = .30, P < .001 for Scenario II, and β = .29, P < .001 for Scenario III, but also interacted with anxiety in influencing the degree to which participants could maintain empathy towards others, β = .08, P = .010 for Scenario I, and β = .07, P = .033 for scenario II. Age negatively predicted empathy for Scenario I, β = -.08, P = .018 and Scenario III, β = -.08, P = .009, but not for Scenario II, β = -.03, P = .40. Income levels – low, medium, high – positively predicted empathy for Scenario III, F (2, 940) = 8.10, P < .001, but not for Scenario I, F (2, 940) = 2.14, P = .12, or Scenario II, F (2, 940) = 2.93, P = .06. Participants living in big cities expressed greater empathy towards others for Scenario III, F (2, 940) = 4.03, P =.018, but not for Scenario I, F (2, 940) = .81, P = .45, or Scenario II, F (2, 940) = 1.46, P =.23. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to the literature by discovering the critical role empathy plays in people’s affective response to others during the pandemic. Anxiety did not decrease empathy. However, those gaining more social support on social media showed more empathy for others. Those who resided in cities with higher income levels were more empathetic during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study reveals that the social support people obtained helped maintain empathy to others, making them resilient in challenging times.

Instructional Strategies for the Inclusive Music Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice-Ann Darrow ◽  
Mary Adamek
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Inclusive Classroom ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Music Classroom ◽  
Inclusive Teaching

While inclusive education is an admirable ideal, it is often difficult to implement. Successful educators have found that employing certain instructional strategies can help meet the needs of students with varying abilities. Inclusive teaching strategies refer to any number of teaching approaches that address the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning styles, and abilities. This article cites various strategies found to be effective in the inclusive classroom. These strategies contribute to the overall learning environment.

scholarly journals DESCRIBING COLLABORATION BETWEEN CARDIOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE: A NATIONAL SURVEY STUDY OF CURRENT PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 2543
Author(s):  
Keith M. Swetz ◽  
Gisella Mancarella ◽  
James Dionne-Odom ◽  
Sara E. Wordingham ◽  
Colleen McIlvennan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Current Practices

Attitudes of Anesthesiology Specialists and Residents toward Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A National Survey Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burhan Dost ◽  
Ersin Koksal ◽  
Özlem Terzi ◽  
Sezgin Bilgin ◽  
Yasemin Burcu Ustun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Coronavirus
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