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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.

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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

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