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Autor/inn/en | Savarimuthu, Monisha Kanya; Innamuri, Raviteja; Tsheringla, Sherab; Shonima, A. V.; Mammen, Priya Mary; Alwinneshe, Merlin; Russell, Sushila; Kuppuraj, Jayanthi |
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Titel | A Retrospective Audit (Paper A) and the Effects of Educational Intervention (Paper B) on Attitudes towards Inclusive Education in School Teachers |
Quelle | In: Shanlax International Journal of Education, 9 (2021) 2, S.141-149 (9 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 2320-2653 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Inclusion; Intellectual Disability; Students with Disabilities; Teacher Attitudes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Classroom Techniques; Knowledge Level; Educational Practices; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Faculty Development; Etiology; Teacher Behavior; India |
Abstract | Aim and Objectives: Although inclusive education of children with intellectual disability is currently an accepted practice, it is often challenged by negative attitude of schoolteachers. We undertook two surveillance studies aimed at Study A - identifying knowledge and teachers' attitudes towards children with intellectual disability and practices of inclusive education in a semi-urban school of South India. Study B -Determining the effect of educational intervention towards attitudes on inclusive education. Method: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice surveillance questionnaires (KAP and ATPD) were given to ninety-six consenting schoolteachers in Study A and twenty schoolteachers in Study B and analyzed. Results: In Study A, the overall attitude mean indicated a favorable attitude towards the children with intellectual disability. The mean overall attitude score was 77.1 (SD: 9.58), with a normal distribution. Forty to fifty percent were aware of intellectual disability and attributed them to biological causes. Ninety-two percent agreed on the need for education and stepwise training for a child with an intellectual disability. In real-life practice, results of classroom management were inaccurate. In Study B, knowledge, attitudes and practices towards inclusive education improved with educational intervention with a positive change of 7.19% on the ATDP scale. Conclusion: These findings suggest a generally positive attitude towards intellectual disability and inclusive education. Comprehensive training programs improve knowledge and attitudes towards inclusive education. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |