Umesh Sharma

Research output

Research output per year 2003 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022

• 99 Article
• 14 Chapter (Book)
• 10 Commissioned Report
• 7 Review Article
• 17 More
  • 4 Edited Book
  • 3 Other Report
  • 3 Editorial
  • 2 Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry
  • 2 Abstract
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Other
  • 1 Comment / Debate

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2022

  A study of Victorian teachers’ beliefs about student behaviour and their perception of preparation and confidence to engage in evidence-based behaviour support

  Fox, R., Sharma, U. & Leif, E., Jan 2022, In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 47, 1, p. 14-29 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

• 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

  Laletas, S., Grove, C., Sharma, U., OToole, T. & Kaukko, M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Teachers and teaching: theory and practice. 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• Does it really take a village to raise a child? Reflections on the need for collective responsibility in inclusive education

  Subban, P., Bradford, B., Sharma, U., Loreman, T., Avramidis, E., Kullmann, H., Sahli Lozano, C., Romano, A. & Woodcock, S., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Special Needs Education. 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

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

  Sokal, L. & Sharma, U., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• 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

  Schwab, S., Sharma, U. & Hoffmann, L., 2022, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 26, 1, p. 61-76 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• The concerns about inclusive education scale: dimensionality, factor structure, and development of a short-form version (CIES-SF)

  Sahli Lozano, C., Wüthrich, S., Büchi, J. S. & Sharma, U., 2022, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 111, 12 p., 101913.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
• 2021

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

  Sahli Lozano, C., Sharma, U. & Wüthrich, S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• Bridging gaps between theory and practice of inclusion through an innovative partnership between university academics and school educators in Australia

  Sharma, U., Grové, C., Laletas, S., Rangarajan, R. & Finkelstein, S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Chilean teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education, intention, and self-efficacy to implement inclusive practices

  Martin, C. S., Ramirez, C., Calvo, R., Muñoz-Martínez, Y. & Sharma, U., Feb 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 4, 17 p., 2300.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Factors influencing Indonesian teachers’ use of proactive classroom management strategies

  Paramita, P. P., Sharma, U., Anderson, A. & Laletas, S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• Measuring the use of inclusive practices among pre-service educators: a multi-national study

  Sharma, U., Sokal, L., Wang, M. & Loreman, T., Nov 2021, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 107, 9 p., 103506.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  5 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Fox, R. A., Sharma, U. & Leif, E. S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• ‘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

  Subban, P., Round, P. & Sharma, U., 2021, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 25, 3, p. 348-361 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• ‘Not Enough Time’: identifying Victorian Teachers’ Perceptions of the Facilitators and Barriers to Supporting Improved Student Behaviour

  Fox, R. A., Sharma, U., Leif, E. S., Stocker, K. L. & Moore, D. W., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education. 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
• 2020

  Inclusive education in the Pacific: challenges and opportunities

  Sharma, U., 2020, In: Prospects. 49, 3-4, p. 187-201 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Paramita, P., Sharma, U. & Anderson, A., 3 Mar 2020, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 50, 2, p. 261-279 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

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

  Scull, J., Phillips, M., Sharma, U. & Garnier, K., 2020, In: Journal of Education for Teaching. 46, 4, p. 497-506 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access
  88 Citations (Scopus)

• Swedish final year early childhood preservice teachers' attitudes, concerns and intentions towards Inclusion

  Uusimaki, L., Garvis, S. & Sharma, U., 2020, In: Journal of International Special Needs Education. 23, 1, p. 23-32 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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

  Kuyini, A. B., Desai, I. & Sharma, U., 2020, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 24, 14, p. 1509-1526 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Addressing barriers to implementing inclusive education in the Pacific

  Sharma, U., Armstrong, A. C., Merumeru, L., Simi, J. & Yared, H., 2 Jan 2019, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 23, 1, p. 65-78 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Current issues and future directions in Australian special and inclusive education

  Dally, K. A., Ralston, M. M., Strnadova, I., Dempsey, I., Chambers, D., Foggett, J., Paterson, D., Sharma, U. & Duncan, J., Aug 2019, In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 44, 8, p. 57-73 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  10 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Song, J., Sharma, U. & Choi, H., Nov 2019, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 86, 9 p., 102901.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Sharma, U. & Rangarajan, R., 20 Oct 2019, In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 65, 5, p. 347-358 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Teaching students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms: from policy to practice in Australian schools

  Sharma, U., 2019, In: Professional Voice. 12, 3, p. 18-25 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other

  Open Access

  File

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

  Sprunt, B., Hoq, M., Sharma, U. & Marella, M., 2019, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 41, 2, p. 201-211 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Are we included? Secondary students’ perception of inclusion climate in their schools

  Schwab, S., Sharma, U. & Loreman, T., 1 Oct 2018, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 75, p. 31-39 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• How do we measure implementation of inclusive education in the Pacific Islands? A process for developing and validating disability-inclusive indicators

  Sharma, U., Jitoko, F., Macanawai, S. S. & Forlin, C., 2 Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. 65, 6, p. 614-630 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms: the impact of teacher education courses on future Learning Support Teachers

  Aiello, P. & Sharma, U., 2018, In: Form@re. 18, 1, p. 207-219 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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• In-service teachers' attitudes, concerns, efficacy and intentions to teach in an inclusive classroom: An international comparison of Australian and Italian teachers.

  Sharma, U., Aellio, P., Pace, E. M., Round, P. & Subban, P. K., 2018, In: European Journal of Special Needs Education. 33, 3, p. 437-446 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  38 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Malak, M. S., Sharma, U. & Deppeler, J. M., 4 Jul 2018, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 48, 4, p. 495-514 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Ahsan, T. & Sharma, U., 1 Mar 2018, In: British Journal of Special Education. 45, 1, p. 81-97 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Warnock report and its influence on the Australian policies and legislation

  Sharma, U., 2018, In: Support for Learning. Warnock Virtual Issue, 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
• 2017

  Development of a scale for measuring teachers’ attitudes toward students’ inappropriate behaviour

  Malak, M. S., Sharma, U. & Deppeler, J. M., 2017, In: International Journal of Whole Schooling. 13, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• "Do I really need a course to learn to teach students with disabilities? I've been doing it for years"

  Sokal, L. & Sharma, U., 2017, In: Canadian Journal of Education. 40, 4, p. 739-760 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Entering the SDG era: What do Fijians prioritise as indicators of disability-inclusive education?

  Sprunt, B., Deppeler, J. M., Ravuloc, K., Tinaivunivalu, S. & Sharma, U., 2017, In: Disability and the Global South. 4, 1, p. 1067-1087 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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

  Sharma, U., Loreman, T. & Simi, J., 1 Apr 2017, In: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 17, 2, p. 143-151 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Sharma, U., Forlin, C., Marella, M. & Jitoko, F., 2017, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 21, 7, p. 730-746 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Can teachers' self-reported efficacy, concerns, and attitudes toward inclusion scores predict their actual inclusive classroom practices?

  Sharma, U. & Sokal, L., 1 Jul 2016, In: Australasian Journal of Special Education. 40, 1, p. 21-38 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Disability disaggregation of Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) in the Pacific: A review of system capacity.

  Sprunt, B., Marella, M. & Sharma, U., 2016, In: Knowledge Management for Development Journal. 11, 1, p. 41-68 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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

  Sharma, U., Loreman, T. J. & Macanawai, S., 2016, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 20, 4, p. 397 - 412 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Identifying disability-inclusive indicators currently employed to monitor and evaluate education in the pacific island countries

  Sharma, U., Forlin, C., Sprunt, B. & Merumeru, L., 2016, In: Cogent Education. 3, 1, p. 1 - 17 17 p., 1170754.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access
  7 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Round, P., Subban, P. K. & Sharma, U., 2016, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 20, 2, p. 185 - 198 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  26 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Sharma, U. & Jacobs, K. E., 2016, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 55, p. 13 - 23 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Teaching assistants in inclusive classrooms: A systematic analysis of the international research

  Sharma, U. & Salend, S. J., 2016, In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 41, 8, p. 118-134 17 p., 7.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  46 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Sharma, U. & Nuttall, A. M., 2016, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. 44, 2, p. 142 - 155 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• The role of teachers’ perceptions for inclusive teaching: Why plan teacher education on simplex theory?

  Aiello, P., Sharma, U. & Sibilio, M., 2016, In: Italian Journal of Educational Research. 16, p. 17-27 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
• 2015

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

  Sharma, U., Shaukat, S. & Furlonger, B. E., 2015, In: Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 15, 2, p. 97 - 105 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing disability-inclusive indicators in the Pacific Islands

  Forlin, C., Sharma, U., Loreman, T. J. & Sprunt, B., 2015, In: Prospects. 45, 2, p. 197 - 211 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Egalite et Qualite en education inclusive en Australie: le cas des eleves en situation de handicap: [Equity and quality: inclusive education in Australia for students with disabilities]

  Deppeler, J. M., Forlin, C., Chambers, D., Loreman, T. J. & Sharma, U., 2015, In: Recherches & Educations. 14, p. 49 - 63 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

• Enablers for inclusion: the perspectives of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

  Reupert, A. E., Deppeler, J. M. & Sharma, U., 2015, In: Australasian Journal of Special Education. 39, 1, p. 85 - 96 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)