ERIC Number: EJ1195421
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-4341
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Latvian College Students' Perspectives on Inclusion
Tubele, Sarmite; Margevica, Ieva; Bolton, David; Doan, Kim; McGinley, Vicki A.
Journal of International Special Needs Education, v20 n2 p90-99 2017
This study reports on the perspectives of 79 Latvian college students' perception of inclusion of children with disabilities. Education majors from the University of Latvia and non-education majors from Riga Technical University responded to a 27-item Likert scale format and four open-ended questions by filling out an electronic survey. A principal components factor analysis of the data was conducted yielding three factors. The three-factor structure was similar to a previous study, with the first two factors being reversed. Males demonstrated greater variability on factor 1, negative effects of inclusion, than females, and education majors reported perceiving fewer benefits of segregating students with disabilities than non-education majors. Overall, the results indicate mixed perceptions of inclusion, and a need to educate both education and non-education majors on the benefits of inclusion.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Inclusion, Disabilities, Gender Differences, Majors (Students), Education Majors, Program Effectiveness, Special Education
Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Latvia
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