Prepared to Ensure Quality Education for All? A Comparative Study of Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Inclusion in Spain and the United States

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for quality, inclusive education for all through Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). Given the central role of teachers in achieving this goal, this study examined (1) whether pre-service elementary teachers develop self-efficacy for inclusive te...

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Published in:	Education Sciences
Main Authors:	Cristina Miralles-Cardona, María-Cristina Cardona-Moltó, Renáta Tichá, Brian H. Abery
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Subjects:	inclusive education initial teacher preparation SDG4 teacher self-efficacy inclusive teaching international studies
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/5/535

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