Variables that influence teachers’ attitude
regarding the inclusion of special needs
children in the mainstream school system Cover Image

Variables that influence teachers’ attitude regarding the inclusion of special needs children in the mainstream school system
Variables that influence teachers’ attitude regarding the inclusion of special needs children in the mainstream school system

Author(s): Claudia Crișan, Ion Albulescu, Emanuel Sebastian Turda
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: inclusive education; special needs in education; continuous training; mainstream school system;

Summary/Abstract: „Education for All” is the concept intended to lift all barriers found in educating all children, especially, those vulnerableto exclusion and marginalization. Therefore education for all represents the ideal of maximum flexibility and toleranceregarding diversity. The study conducted on 130 teachers, from 5 Romanian counties (Cluj, Mureș, Sălaj, Maramureș,Bistrița-Năsăud), had the purpose of identifying the attitudes of the teachers towards the educational inclusion of childrenwith CES. We wanted to find out if there were significant differences in perception between counties but also related tothe teachers’ age/experience. The results didn’t show any difference in perception between counties, as well as the waythe teachers’ attitudes were influenced by their age/experience.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 67-76
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English, German