Thana Thaver
Biographic Data
| ID | 6689762 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thana Thaver |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thana |
| FAMILY NAME | Thaver |
| SIGNATURE | THAVER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4981-3726 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region
Attitudes of pre-service mainstream teachers in Singapore towards people with disabilities and inclusive education
2004 has come to be seen by many in Singapore as a watershed year with the shift in the position of the government towards encouraging greater integration of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. This study investigated the attitudes of 1538 mainstream pre-service teachers towards disability and inclusive education during this period of policy change. Analysis of the data indicated that the pre-service teachers had little or no knowl…
The Role of a Special Friend in Assisting Underachieving Children of Academic Promise
This paper describes an adolescent mentorship program in Singapore to help underachieving, elementary-age children with academic potential develop positive attitudes towards learning. The paper provides an overview of the three phases of the mentoring program, namely training, mentoring and evaluation, examines the interactions between positive adolescent role models and underachieving, elementary-age children with academic promise, and makes rec…
Attitudes of pre-service mainstream teachers in Singapore towards people with disabilities and inclusive education
2004 has come to be seen by many in Singapore as a watershed year with the shift in the position of the government towards encouraging greater integration of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. This study investigated the attitudes of 1538 mainstream pre-service teachers towards disability and inclusive education during this period of policy change. Analysis of the data indicated that the pre-service teachers had little or no knowl…
The Role of a Special Friend in Assisting Underachieving Children of Academic Promise
This paper describes an adolescent mentorship program in Singapore to help underachieving, elementary-age children with academic potential develop positive attitudes towards learning. The paper provides an overview of the three phases of the mentoring program, namely training, mentoring and evaluation, examines the interactions between positive adolescent role models and underachieving, elementary-age children with academic promise, and makes rec…
Inclusive education in the Asia-Pacific region
Attitudes of pre-service mainstream teachers in Singapore towards people with disabilities and inclusive education
2004 has come to be seen by many in Singapore as a watershed year with the shift in the position of the government towards encouraging greater integration of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. This study investigated the attitudes of 1538 mainstream pre-service teachers towards disability and inclusive education during this period of policy change. Analysis of the data indicated that the pre-service teachers had little or no knowl…
Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Special education (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Asia pacific (1 work) · Disability Education and Employment (1 work)