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What is Inclusive Early Childhood Education (IECE)

International Perspectives on Modern Developments in Early Childhood Education
Educational setting characterized by the acceptance to diversity; different family backgrounds, and cultural, personal and social situation.
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Teachers' Perceptions Towards Technology Integration Into Inclusive Early Childhood Education: A Case Study in the Spanish Context
Athifah Utami (EMJMD PETaL, Indonesia) and Francisco Javier Palacios Hidalgo (University of Córdoba, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2503-6.ch009
Abstract
The use of technology in formal and informal education is anything but new. It is easy to find it being integrated into primary, secondary, and higher education, yet few studies discuss how it can enhance the teaching/learning process in early childhood education, especially in the case of students with special needs. This chapter aims to explore teachers' attitudes on technology integration into inclusive early childhood education. To do so, a case study is described using data collected through classroom observation of five English-language lessons, as well as surveys and interviews administered to teachers of a private kindergarten school in Spain. Results show that most of the surveyed teachers have positive attitudes towards the use of technology in their classrooms and have already tried to implement it. Additionally, two main challenges are revealed: choosing suitable applications for children and maintaining their attention when using technological devices in the classroom.
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