ERIC Number: EJ1077553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Knowledge and Perceived Social Norm Predict Parents' Attitudes towards Inclusive Education
Lui, Ming; Sin, Kuen-Fung; Yang, Lan; Forlin, Chris; Ho, Fuk-Chuen
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v19 n10 p1052-1067 2015
Parents are key stakeholders in education and their support is pivotal to policy implementation. Through a large-scale survey, the present study investigated the validity of a structural model describing the relationship between attitude, knowledge, and perceived social norm among parents of children with special needs. Results revealed that knowledge and perceived social norm were powerful predictors of parents' attitudes towards inclusion and the two predictors were intercorrelated. Exploratory analyses on the effect of demographic variables on parents' attitudes demonstrated that male parents exhibited more positive attitudes towards inclusion than female parents; and parents of children at a higher grade level indicated less positive attitudes. Cultural issues of parents' concerns about inclusive practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Parent Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Disabilities, Correlation, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Questionnaires, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Educational Environment, Hypothesis Testing, Structural Equation Models, Statistical Analysis, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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