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  1. Teachers’ intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms in China: does an inclusive school climate make a difference?

    Article • Educational Psychology, January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  2. Teachers' inclusive core practices and all students’ perspectives

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, October 2025, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  3. Key factors influencing the sense of belonging in students experiencing marginalisation: a systematic literature review

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, September 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  4. A scoping review of the components of effective teacher in-service professional development in inclusive education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, September 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  5. Integration of 3-H inclusive apprenticeship approach in Pakistani teacher education through forging connections between university and school educators

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, August 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  6. Teaching in inclusive classrooms: bridging gaps from theory to practice

    Article • July 2025, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Umesh Sharma

  7. Inclusive practices in Kazakhstan: validating the teacher efficacy for inclusive practice scale for the local context

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  8. Canadian educators' post-pandemic recovery and students’ unmet needs: Who is left behind?

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, February 2025, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  9. Who is in? Who is out? Exploring primary school students’ sense of belonging using Photovoice

    Article • International Journal of Educational Research, January 2025, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  10. What does the village need to raise a child with additional needs? Thoughts on creating a framework to support collective inclusion

    Article • Teachers and Teaching, April 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  11. ATTITUDES, SELF-EFFICACY, AND INTENTION TO TEACH IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS OF IN-SERVICE TEACHERS IN CHILE: VALIDATING SCALES

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial, January 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Umesh Sharma

  12. Psychometric Properties of Indonesian Version of Teacher Classroom Management Efficacy Scale

    Article • Psympathic Jurnal ilmiah Psikologi, December 2023, Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University of Bandung

    Umesh Sharma

  13. Inclusion and equity in India’s new National Education Policy (NEP): an analysis using the Context Led Model of Education Quality

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  14. “I Look at Their Rights First”: Strategies Used by Australian Behaviour Support Practitioners’ to Protect and Uphold the Rights of People with Disabilities

    Article • Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  15. A scoping review of perceived support needs of teachers for implementing inclusive education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  16. Development and validation of a short form of the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices Scale ( TEIP‐SF )

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, June 2023, Wiley

    Umesh Sharma

  17. Measuring collective efficacy for inclusion in a global context

    Article • European Journal of Special Needs Education, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  18. Identifying teachers’ strengths to face COVID-19: narratives from across the globe

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Education, January 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  19. Editorial for the special issue: ‘positive behaviour support: moving toward a human rights based model of support’

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, January 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  20. ‘Stakeholders are almost always resistant’: Australian behaviour support practitioners’ perceptions of the barriers and enablers to reducing restrictive practices

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, January 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  21. Student experiences of inclusive education in secondary schools: A systematic review of the literature

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, November 2022, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  22. ‘The school of our dreams’: engaging with children’s experiences and hopes at a remote school in India

    Article • Children s Geographies, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  23. Factors influencing teacher self-efficacy for inclusive education: A systematic literature review

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, September 2022, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  24. Are in-service teachers supported in Hong Kong? Teachers’ perceived support needs in the implementation of inclusive education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  25. “In any crisis there is an opportunity for us to learn something new”: Australian teacher experiences during COVID-19

    Article • The Australian Educational Researcher, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  26. Breaking down the walls of the ‘Ivory Tower’: critical reflections on how co-teaching partnerships can bridge the gap between inclusive education theory and practice

    Article • Teachers and Teaching, April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  27. How effective is online pre-service teacher education for inclusion when compared to face-to-face delivery?

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  28. Who Is Responsible for Students’ Challenging Behaviour? A Study of the Causal Attributions of Teachers to Challenging Behaviour in Primary Schools in West Bengal, India

    Article • Disabilities, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Umesh Sharma

  29. Measuring the use of inclusive practices among pre-service educators: A multi-national study

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, November 2021, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  30. Correction to: A Systematic Review of the Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustained Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

    Article • Education and Treatment of Children, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  31. A comparison of Australian and Swiss secondary school teachers’ attitudes, concerns, self-efficacy, and intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms: does the context matter?

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  32. The factors that count: predicting implementation fidelity of evidence-based behavioural supports in Australian schools

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  33. A Systematic Review of the Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustained Implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

    Article • Education and Treatment of Children, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  34. ‘Not Enough Time’: Identifying Victorian Teachers’ Perceptions of the Facilitators and Barriers to Supporting Improved Student Behaviour

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, May 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Umesh Sharma

  35. Factors influencing Indonesian teachers’ use of proactive classroom management strategies

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  36. Chilean Teachers’ Attitudes towards Inclusive Education, Intention, and Self-Efficacy to Implement Inclusive Practices

    Article • Sustainability, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Umesh Sharma

  37. Innovations in teacher education at the time of COVID19: an Australian perspective

    Article • Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and Pedagogy, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  38. Impact of teacher education on pre-service regular school teachers' attitudes, intentions, concerns and self-efficacy about inclusive education in South Korea

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, November 2019, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  39. Teaching students with autism spectrum disorders in South Asia: a scoping study and recommendations for future

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  40. Indonesian teachers’ causal attributions of problem behaviour and classroom behaviour management strategies

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Education, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Pramesti Paramita, Angelika Anderson, Umesh Sharma

  41. How inclusive are the teaching practices of my German, Maths and English teachers? – psychometric properties of a newly developed scale to assess personalisation and differentiation in teaching practices

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  42. The inclusive practices of classroom teachers: a scoping review and thematic analysis

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Brett E Furlonger, Umesh Sharma

  43. Teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs, attitudes and concerns about implementing inclusive education in Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  44. ‘I can because I think I can': an investigation into Victorian secondary school teacher’s self-efficacy beliefs regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  45. Are we included? Secondary students' perception of inclusion climate in their schools

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, October 2018, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  46. Addressing barriers to implementing inclusive education in the Pacific

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  47. Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion of students with high support needs in regular classrooms in Bangladesh

    Article • British Journal of Special Education, March 2018, Wiley

    Umesh Sharma

  48. How Do we Measure Implementation of Inclusive Education in the Pacific Islands? A Process for Developing and Validating Disability-Inclusive Indicators

    Article • International Journal of Disability Development and Education, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  49. Validating the UNICEF/Washington Group Child Functioning Module for Fijian schools to identify seeing, hearing and walking difficulties

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  50. Predictors of primary schoolteachers’ behavioural intention to teach students demonstrating inappropriate behaviour in regular classrooms

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Education, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  51. In-service teachers’ attitudes, concerns, efficacy and intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms: an international comparison of Australian and Italian teachers

    Article • European Journal of Special Needs Education, August 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  52. Parental Perspective about Inclusive Education in the Pacific

    Article • May 2017, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  53. Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators of inclusive education in the Solomon Islands

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, January 2017, Wiley

    Umesh Sharma

  54. Using indicators as a catalyst for inclusive education in the Pacific Islands

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  55. Teaching Assistants in Inclusive Classrooms: A Systematic Analysis of the International Research

    Article • August 2016, Edith Cowan University

    Umesh Sharma

  56. Identifying disability-inclusive indicators currently employed to monitor and evaluate education in the Pacific island countries

    Article • Cogent Education, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  57. Predicting in-service educators' intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms in India and Australia

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, April 2016, Elsevier

    Umesh Sharma

  58. Do Attitudes Predict Behaviour – An (un)Solved Mystery?

    Article • November 2015, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  59. A CANADIAN COLLABORATION ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: REFLECTIONS ON A SIX-YEAR PARTNERSHIP

    Article • Desenvolve Revista de Gestão do Unilasalle, November 2015, Centro Universitario La Salle - UNILASALLE

    Umesh Sharma

  60. Can Teachers’ Self-Reported Efficacy, Concerns, and Attitudes Toward Inclusion Scores Predict Their Actual Inclusive Classroom Practices?

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special Education, October 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Umesh Sharma

  61. The impact of training on pre-service teacher attitudes, concerns, and efficacy towards inclusion

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  62. Factors contributing to the implementation of inclusive education in Pacific Island countries

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  63. ‘I don't have time to be this busy.’ Exploring the concerns of secondary school teachers towards inclusive education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  64. ‘Can I really teach without mymagic cane?’ Teachers’ responses to the banning of corporal punishment

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  65. Developing disability-inclusive indicators in the Pacific Islands

    Article • Prospects, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  66. Solomon Islands school leaders readiness for inclusive education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  67. Inclusive education - worldly views?

    Article • Support for Learning, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Christopher Boyle, Umesh Sharma

  68. Inclusive education in India: past, present and future

    Article • Support for Learning, February 2015, Wiley

    Umesh Sharma

  69. Preparedness of Pre-service Teachers for Inclusive Education in the Solomon Islands

    Article • Australian Journal of Teacher Education, January 2015, Edith Cowan University

    Umesh Sharma

  70. Enablers for Inclusion: The Perspectives of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special Education, December 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Umesh Sharma

  71. Conceptualising and Measuring Inclusive Education

    Article • October 2014, Emerald

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma

  72. Leading Inclusive Education: Measuring ‘Effective’ Leadership for Inclusive Education through a Bourdieuian Lens

    Article • October 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  73. Measuring Indicators of Inclusive Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • October 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  74. Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe

    Article • September 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  75. Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe

    Article • September 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  76. Special Education Today in Australia

    Article • September 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  77. Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe

    Article • September 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  78. Special Education International Perspectives: Practices Across the Globe

    Article • September 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  79. Special Education Today in Australia

    Article • September 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  80. What has worked for Bringing Out-of-school Children with Disabilities into Regular Schools? A Literature Review

    Article • Disability CBR & Inclusive Development, September 2014, VU E-Publishing

    Umesh Sharma

  81. Special Education International Perspectives: Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  82. Special Education International Perspectives: Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  83. Special Education International Perspectives: Biopsychosocial, Cultural, and Disability Aspects

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Umesh Sharma

  84. Attitudes and self-efficacy of pre-service teachers towards inclusion in Pakistan

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, May 2014, Wiley

    Umesh Sharma

  85. A system-wide professional learning approach about inclusion for teachers in Hong Kong

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris Forlin, Umesh Sharma

  86. Prospects and Challenges in Implementing Inclusive Education Reform in Saarc Countries

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  87. The impact of a teacher education course on pre-service teachers' beliefs about inclusion: an international comparison

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, October 2013, Wiley

    Umesh Sharma

  88. Predicting pre-service teachers’ preparedness for inclusive education: Bangladeshi pre-service teachers’ attitudes and perceived teaching-efficacy for inclusive education

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Education, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma

  89. Predictors of improved teaching efficacy following basic training for inclusion in Hong Kong

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris Forlin, Umesh Sharma

  90. Malaysian primary pre-service teachers’ perceptions of students’ disruptive behaviour

    Article • Asia Pacific Education Review, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Norzila Zakaria, Umesh Sharma

  91. Variables affecting teachers’ intentions to include students with disabilities in regular primary schools in Bangladesh

    Article • Disability & Society, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma

  92. School teachers' perception about distributed leadership practices for inclusive education in primary schools in Bangladesh

    Article • School Leadership and Management, April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma

  93. Do Pre-service Teachers Feel Ready to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms? A Four Country Study of Teaching Self-efficacy.

    Article • Australian Journal of Teacher Education, January 2013, Edith Cowan University

    Professor Chris Forlin, Umesh Sharma

  94. Impact of Demographic Variables and School Support on Teacher Efficacy in Inclusive Classrooms in Bangladesh

    Article • The International Journal of Diversity in Education, January 2013, Common Ground Publishing

    Umesh Sharma

  95. A Survey Study of Chinese In-service Teachers' Self-efficacy About Inclusive Education

    Article • Journal of International Special Needs Education, December 2012, Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES)

    Umesh Sharma

  96. Changing Pre-Service Teachers’ Beliefs to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms in Victoria, Australia

    Article • Australian Journal of Teacher Education, October 2012, Edith Cowan University

    Umesh Sharma

  97. Challenges to prepare pre-service teachers for inclusive education in Bangladesh: beliefs of higher educational institutional heads

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Education, June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma

  98. Variables affecting teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education in Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma

  99. Facilitating the Inclusion of Children With Vision Impairment: Perspectives of Itinerant Support Teachers

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special Education, December 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Umesh Sharma

  100. Measuring teacher efficacy to implement inclusive practices

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Chris Forlin, Umesh Sharma

  101. A new approach to training teachers to meet the diverse learning needs of deaf and hard‐of‐hearing children within inclusive Australian schools

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, May 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  102. Forming effective partnerships to facilitate inclusion of students with vision impairments

    Article • British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2010, SAGE Publications

    Umesh Sharma

  103. Teacher Perceptions of Inclusion Interview

    Article • January 2010, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Umesh Sharma

  104. Attitudes and concerns of pre-service teachers regarding inclusion of students with disabilities into regular schools in Pune, India

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, July 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  105. Demographic differences in changing pre‐service teachers’ attitudes, sentiments and concerns about inclusive education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, March 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  106. Impact of training on pre‐service teachers' attitudes and concerns about inclusive education and sentiments about persons with disabilities

    Article • Disability & Society, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris Forlin, Umesh Sharma

  107. The attitudes of hong kong primary school principals toward integrated education

    Article • Asia Pacific Education Review, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Umesh Sharma

  108. Designing for learning: action reflections

    Article • Reflective Practice, August 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Umesh Sharma

  109. Improving inclusive practices in secondary schools: Moving from specialist support to supporting learning communities

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special Education, January 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Professor JOANNE DEPPELER, Umesh Sharma