Factors Associated with Primary School Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities

van Wouwe, Jacobus, Vaz, Sharmila, Wilson, Nathan, Falkmer, Marita, Sim, Angela, Scott, Melissa, Cordier, Reinie and Falkmer, Torbjörn (2015) Factors Associated with Primary School Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. PLoS ONE, 10 (8). e0137002. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Objective: Teachers' attitudes toward inclusion are often based on the practical implementation of inclusive education rather than a specific ideology and understanding of inclusiveness. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with primary school teachers' attitudes towards inclusion of students with all disabilities in regular schools. Method: Seventy four primary school teachers participated in a cross-sectional survey conducted in Western Australia. Teachers' attitudes and efficacy toward integration of students with disabilities were measured using the Opinions Relative to Integration of Students with Disabilities scale and Bandura's Teacher Efficacy scale respectively. Results: Four teacher attributes-age, gender, teaching self-efficacy and training collectively explained 42% of the variability in teachers' attitude toward including students with disabilities. Conclusion: The current study further contributes to the accumulation of knowledge that can unpack the complex pattern of factors that should be considered to promote positive attitudes towards inclusive schools.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L300 Sociology
X300 Academic studies in Education
X900 Others in Education
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User: Rachel Branson
Date Deposited: 12 May 2020 14:52
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 18:03
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/43096

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