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ERIC Number: EJ608107
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Attitudes of Italian Teachers and Parents toward School Inclusion of Students with Mental Retardation: The Role of Experience.
Balboni, Giulia; Pedrabissi, Luigi
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v35 n2 p148-59 Jun 2000
Variables influencing the attitudes of 678 teachers and 847 parents of students without disabilities toward the inclusion of students with mental retardation were investigated. Special education teachers were the most favorable, teachers with inclusion experience had a more positive attitude, and parents with average-to-high socioeconomic status were more favorable. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Mental Retardation, Parent Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Status, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Italy