Attitudes Towards Disabilities and The Related Factors

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10.2991/978-2-38476-114-2_115How to use a DOI?

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inclusive education; attitudes; teachers

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate the attitudes of primary school teachers toward disabilities and inclusion. The subjects were 52 teachers in one supervisory area in the district of Boyolali, Central Java Indonesia. Their ages range from 24 to 58 with a means of 38 years, their working experiences range from 2 to 38 with means of 13 years. Data were collected using a four option Likert scale with seven factors: concept of disabilities, rights for education, inclusive preferences, admit heterogeneity, support disabilities friendly environment, appropriate expectation, and willingness to help. The results of the study shows that primary school teachers have positive attitudes towards disabled individuals (3.12). Their attitudes were positively related to their experiences with disabilities, with inclusive preferences as the lowest factors. Their attitudes were positively related to their general knowledge about disabilities and their knowledge of coping problem related with specific types disabilities. Surprisingly, their attitudes were negatively related to ages and their working experiences. These findings are expected to be used in planning intervention programs for primary schools teachers in preparing for inclusive education.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sunardi
AU  - Sugini
AU  - Mohammad Anwar
AU  - Tias Martika
AU  - Donni Prakosha
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/04
TI  - Attitudes Towards Disabilities and The Related Factors
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1242
EP  - 1250
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-114-2_115
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