Congratulations to Mayda Gonzalez-Bosch who on Thursday, August 1, 2024, successfully defended her dissertation. The title of Mayda’s dissertation is: AN INTERPRETIVE INQUIRY STUDY TO UNDERSTAND FACULTY PREPAREDNESS TO TEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
Mayda’s study focuses on faculty preparedness to teach students with learning disabilities within community college settings, using the Universal Design for Learning Theory and Practice as a guiding framework. The study involved interviews with 15 participants who (a) demonstrated experience and expertise in teaching students with learning disabilities, (b) had been working in a community college setting for at least five years, (c) had a solid commitment to fostering an inclusive learning environment, and (d) were open to sharing inclusive strategies and examples of effective praxis, with a good understanding and application of UDL principles in their classes. The Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with these community college faculty members from NY and NJ. The findings suggested that faculty preparedness was influenced by (a) faculty knowledge, (b) faculty positive attitude, and (c) implementation of inclusive strategies, highlighting all these elements as crucial for the success of the neurodiverse population.
Dissertation Committee Chair(s):
Dr. Peter Troiano
Dissertation Committee Member(s):
Dr. Mathew Tucker
Dr. Angela Clark-Taylor
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