ERIC Number: EJ1021886
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 19
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Inclusion of Pupils with Intellectual Disabilities: Primary School Teachers' Attitudes and Willingness in a Rural Area in Uganda
Ojok, Patrick; Wormnaes, Siri
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v17 n9 p1003-1021 2013
Teachers in regular schools have a responsibility to accommodate the needs and interests of all learners. The attitudes and willingness of teachers to include learners with intellectual disabilities in their classes in regular schools in a district with a semi-nomadic pastoral population in north-eastern Uganda was investigated. A survey of 125 school teachers was conducted, using an attitude scale and a willingness sub-scale. The results showed slightly more positive than negative attitudes, and more willingness than unwillingness to teach learners with intellectual disabilities. Attendance of workshops and seminars had a positive impact on teacher attitudes and willingness towards inclusive education. The findings are discussed with reference to historical-cultural characteristics of the district, as well as pupil and teacher characteristics.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Elementary School Teachers, Rural Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Workshops, Seminars, Faculty Development, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Cultural Influences, Environmental Influences, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Teaching Experience, Familiarity, Teacher Surveys
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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: Uganda
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