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Assessing Dimensions of Inclusion from Students' Perspective -- Measurement Invariance across Students with Learning Disabilities in Different Educational Settings
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Knickenberg, Margarita; Zurbriggen, Carmen L. A.; Venetz, Martin; Schwab, Susanne; Gebhardt, Markus – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
One important issue of the current empirical research on special education is the investigation of the effects of inclusive education compared to segregating education for students with learning disabilities (LD). For this purpose, measurement instruments have to be appropriate for students with LD and measurement equivalent across students with…
Descriptors: Regular and Special Education Relationship, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
The Impact of Social Referencing on Social Acceptance of Children with Disabilities and Migrant Background: An Experimental Study in Primary School Settings
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Huber, Christian; Gerullis, Anita; Gebhardt, Markus; Schwab, Susanne – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
This computer-based study evaluates whether teacher feedback can have an effect on the acceptance of children with and without disabilities in inclusive, special and regular schools. The social acceptance of four children shown in photo vignettes (child with Down Syndrome, child in a wheelchair, child with migrant background and child with no…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Inclusion, Peer Acceptance
Inclusive Vocational Schools in Canada and Germany. A Comparison of Vocational Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes, Self-Efficacy and Experiences towards Inclusive Education
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Miesera, Susanne; Gebhardt, Markus – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
Both Canada's and Germany's school systems are transitioning into inclusive education systems. This transition is also happening in vocational schools. This paper addresses the new demands that vocational teachers face, due to the introduction of inclusive education in Germany and Canada, by examining Canadian and German pre-service vocational…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Vocational Education, Special Needs Students, Cross Cultural Studies
Linking Self-Rated Social Inclusion to Social Behaviour. An Empirical Study of Students with and without Special Education Needs in Secondary Schools
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Schwab, Susanne; Gebhardt, Markus; Krammer, Mathias; Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
Successful inclusive education creates a learning environment that supports not only the cognitive abilities of all children but also their social and emotional development. The present study focuses on the development of social participation of students with and without special education needs (SEN). A longitudinal study with two measurement…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Social Integration
An Examination of Public Opinion in Austria Towards Inclusion. Development of the "Attitudes Towards Inclusion Scale"--ATIS
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Schwab, Susanne; Gebhardt, Markus; Ederer-Fick, Elfriede M.; Gasteiger Klicpera, Barbara – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
The "Attitudes Towards Integration Scale" (ATIS) assesses the attitude of the general public towards the school integration of children with disabilities. The scale was empirically created in a pilot study (n=351) and later used to survey 2158 people. The data from both surveys are analysed in the present paper; the results show that the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, School Desegregation, Negative Attitudes, Familiarity