TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION AND KNOWLEDGE REGARDING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Keywords:
inclusive education, teachers’ attitude, special educational needs,Abstract
Inclusive education represents an issue focused on different problems such as
conceptual delimitations, attitudes towards children with special needs or
children from different social and economical areas. Teachers’ perception and
knowledge regarding inclusive practice represent a very important topic of
today’s world. This study was designed to identify the major obstacles in
implementing inclusive principles in mainstream schools and to analyze different
aspects of teachers’ attitude towards inclusive education. A total of 427 teachers
completed a questionnaire which contained 8 categories of items regarding
knowledge of specific terminology and prejudice towards children with special
needs. At national level, there are major confusions regarding the difference
between inclusive education and integrated education.
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