Using virtual simulations with avatars to train pre-service special needs teachers’ relational competence: possibilities and limitations

This study aims to explore the use of virtual simulations with avatars in the training of pre-service special needs teachers’ (PsSNT) relational competence. I examine the possibilities and limitations of relational competence identified by PsSNTs when they describe their experiences of interacting w...

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Published in:	Cogent Education
Main Author:	Sofia Lindberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Avatar technology preservice special needs teachers relational competence special education teacher training teacher education Teachers & Teacher Education
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2457290