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Volume : III, Issue : IV, May - 2013 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION KANDIPALLI RAMAKRISHNARAO Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Providing Quality Education for All children in inclusive setting has been
identified as the most challenging, yet the most important issue in education across the
world Inclusive Education is the practice of educating students with disabilities
alongside children without disabilities in general classrooms. Right to Education (RTE)
Act, 2009 attempts to provide an enabling environment for all disabled children to enter
school, attend and complete elementary education on par with other children. Successful
and effective implementation of Inclusive Education depends upon teachers' knowledge
and positive attitudes towards it. The main aim of this study was to find out the attitudes
of elementary school teachers towards Inclusive Education. The Attitude Towards
Inclusive Education Scale (ATIES) was administered to 78 teachers working in
elementary schools in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. It was found that
elementary school teachers had a positive attitude towards Inclusive Education.
Significant differences were found in the scores of attitude towards Inclusive Education
with respect to gender, locality ,age, educational qualification and teaching experience
etc. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : KANDIPALLI RAMAKRISHNARAO, (2013). ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. IV, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2626.pdf References : - Best John.W. (2001) Research in Education Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd.New Delhi ..
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