ERIC Number: EJ1027359
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Publication Date: 2014
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Parents' Attitudes towards Inclusion of Students with Autism in Jordan
Abu-Hamour, Bashir; Muhaidat, Mohammad
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v18 n6 p567-579 2014
This study investigated the attitudes of parents in Jordan towards the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in public schools and what the parents believed to be the most important prerequisite of child-based skills for successful inclusion. A total of 148 parents were selected to complete the survey. The researchers explored whether variable demographic characteristics such as age, student's gender, parent's gender, education levels, monthly income, and high- or low-function ASD correlated with the attitudes of parents towards inclusion of students with ASD in public schools. The analyses revealed that the variables that correlated with parents' attitudes towards inclusion were education levels and high- or low-function ASD. The themes behind the parents' attitude for inclusion are discussed. With regard to the prerequisite skills for successful inclusion, the results indicated that parents recommended independent skills, playing skills, behavioural skills, imitation skills, routine skills, social skills, paying attention skills, language skills, and pre-academic and academic skills in that order.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Inclusion, Autism, Public Schools, Eligibility, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Educational Attainment, Income, Severity (of Disability), Correlation, Skill Analysis, Special Needs Students, Performance Factors, Student Characteristics, Family Characteristics, Parent Surveys, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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