Subsequently, this research indicates a call for a careful examination of inclusion based education to ease the fears that surrounds the practice of educating students with disabilities in the general education setting (Daniel & King, 1997; Oldfield, 2009). As more students with disabilities are placed in general education classroom environment the education community must find ways to support regular education teachers in order to promote positive approaches towards inclusion. Providing teachers with training and tools are necessary to uphold positive attitudes about inclusion is the key to step up and insure the success to inclusion (Huber, Rosenfeld, & Fiorello, 2001; Colber, 2010).
Findings:
Additional research is needed in order to determine and describe the circumstances that may influence teachers’ attitudes in a …show more content…
How does experience working with disabled individuals impact regular elementary teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion? Based on the provided information by the teachers the number of years a teacher has taught does not appear to have a positive effect on their attitude toward including students with disabilities. However, this indicates that experience including students with disabilities may have a positive effect on the attitude of teachers toward inclusion.
3. How can administrative support impact the attitudes of regular education teachers towards including students with special needs? In the collected data there is a strong relationship between the general education teachers’ perception of principal support and their attitudes toward including students with disabilities. This indicates that teachers who feel supported by their principal have an increased positive attitude toward including students with disabilities. The data also indicated that principal support in the form of emotional, instrumental, and informational support may have the greatest impact on teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion.
Findings:
Additional research is needed in order to determine and describe the circumstances that may influence teachers’ attitudes in a …show more content…
How does experience working with disabled individuals impact regular elementary teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion? Based on the provided information by the teachers the number of years a teacher has taught does not appear to have a positive effect on their attitude toward including students with disabilities. However, this indicates that experience including students with disabilities may have a positive effect on the attitude of teachers toward inclusion.
3. How can administrative support impact the attitudes of regular education teachers towards including students with special needs? In the collected data there is a strong relationship between the general education teachers’ perception of principal support and their attitudes toward including students with disabilities. This indicates that teachers who feel supported by their principal have an increased positive attitude toward including students with disabilities. The data also indicated that principal support in the form of emotional, instrumental, and informational support may have the greatest impact on teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion.