Abstract
This study aimed to identify the attitudes of principals & teachers towards the inclusion of students with special needs in General Education Schools. A number of 230 principals & teachers participated in the study (42 principals & 183 teachers). The researchers developed a tool of 37 items covering 5 domains. Reliability & validity of the instrument were established. Results of the study indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the attitudes toward inclusion between principals & teachers. However, the result showed a statistically significant difference between male & female teachers, in the second, third, fourth & fifth domains. Besides, there was no statistically significant difference in the attitude towards inclusion related to teachers' experience. The result showed that there were statistically significant differences in the attitudes towards inclusion between teachers who deal with students of special needs, & those who did not deal with them. Finally, this study came up with a number of recommendations. This study aimed to identify the attitudes of principals & teachers towards the inclusion of students with special needs in General Education Schools. A number of 230 principals & teachers participated in the study (42 principals & 183 teachers). The researchers developed a tool of 37 items covering 5 domains. Reliability & validity of the instrument were established. Results of the study indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the attitudes toward inclusion between principals & teachers. However, the result showed a statistically significant difference between male & female teachers, in the second, third, fourth & fifth domains. Besides, there was no statistically significant difference in the attitude towards inclusion related to teachers' experience. The result showed that there were statistically significant differences in the attitudes towards inclusion between teachers who deal with students of special needs, & those who did not deal with them. Finally, this study came up with a number of recommendations.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46
- Journal
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 3(1), 24-46
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Unknown
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APA 7
Tavakoli, S. A. H., Kavian, M., Bakhsh, S. C., Ghajarzadeh, M., Shabany-Hamedan, M., Ghazwin, M. Y., & Latifi, S. (2009). Attitudes of Principals & Teachers towards the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in General Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 3(1), 24-46. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46
MLA 9
Tavakoli, Seyed Amir Hossein, et al. "Attitudes of Principals & Teachers towards the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in General Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 24-46. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46.
Chicago (author–date)
Tavakoli, Seyed Amir Hossein, Mohammad Kavian, Samira Chai Bakhsh, Mahsa Ghajarzadeh, Maryam Shabany-Hamedan, Manijeh Yazdanshenas Ghazwin, and Sahar Latifi. 2009. "Attitudes of Principals & Teachers towards the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in General Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 3 (1): 24-46. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46.
Harvard
Tavakoli, S. A. H., Kavian, M., Bakhsh, S. C., Ghajarzadeh, M., Shabany-Hamedan, M., Ghazwin, M. Y. and Latifi, S. (2009) 'Attitudes of Principals & Teachers towards the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in General Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 3(1), pp. 24-46. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46.
Vancouver
Tavakoli SAH, Kavian M, Bakhsh SC, Ghajarzadeh M, Shabany-Hamedan M, Ghazwin MY, et al. Attitudes of Principals & Teachers towards the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in General Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2009;3(1):24-46. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46
IEEE
S. A. H. Tavakoli, M. Kavian, S. C. Bakhsh, M. Ghajarzadeh, M. Shabany-Hamedan, M. Y. Ghazwin, and S. Latifi, "Attitudes of Principals & Teachers towards the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in General Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 24-46, 2009, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol3iss1pp24-46.