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ERIC Number: EJ1031975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-866X
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Attitudes of Preschool and Primary School Pre-Service Teachers towards Inclusive Education
Kraska, Jake; Boyle, Christopher
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, v42 n3 p228-246 2014
Teachers' attitudes towards inclusion are important as they have the primary responsibility of implementing inclusive education. Attitudes at the beginning of teaching careers are likely to predict future attitudes. Some studies show a drop in attitudes after leaving university education. Using the Teachers' Attitudes Towards Inclusion (Amended) questionnaire, 465 pre-service teachers (located in Victoria, Australia) from primary school and preschool streams were examined to determine the effect of a number of independent factors on Total Inclusion Score; a measure of attitudes towards inclusion. Two-way ANOVAs revealed module (unit) and year of study to be significant factors. A multiple regression showed the factors combined accounted for 10% of the variance in Total Inclusion Score. Participants who had studied a module (unit) on inclusive education or were in later years of study were more positive towards inclusive education based on Total Inclusion Score from the questionnaire. No significant differences for Total Inclusion Score were found between pre-service teachers that study primary school teaching or preschool teaching. It is concluded that studying a module on inclusive education is a particularly important factor in the development of pre-service teacher attitudes towards inclusion.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Elementary Education; Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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