Date of Award
8-22-2008
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Christopher Johnstone
Second Advisor
Carol Knicker
Abstract
This study was to explore the perceptions of general education and special education teachers and their perceptions of behaviors in their classrooms. A qualitative design using structured interview and observation was used to collect the data in the winter and spring of 2007. A sample of twelve teachers consisting of six general education and six special education teachers were recruited from Irondale High School in New Brighton, MN. Data collection and analysis were concurrent. Three themes emerged from the collected data. The themes regarding how the teachers perceived behaviors in their classes are teacher-student relationship, student's dress and the jargon the students used when in class. For each of these, qualitative differences between how general and special education teachers perceived behaviors were present. These themes are discussed throughout this paper.
Identifier
SC 11.MAE.2008.Powers.C
Recommended Citation
Powers, Claudia, "How General Education and Special Education Teachers Perceive the Behaviors of African American Students in Their Classrooms Within a Suburban School Setting" (2008). Theses and Graduate Projects. 821.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/821