Translated title: A Survey into Czech Teachers'Attitude towards Inclusive Education
Authors: Hui, Luo ; Strnadová, Iva (advisor) ; Šiška, Jan (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2006
Language: eng
Abstract: Teachers are considered the key elements in promoting inclusive education and their attitude toward inclusion may influence school learning environment and the availability of equal educational opportunities for all students. The survey was carried out in Prague, Czech Republic to examine teachers' attitude toward inclusive education and the sample comprised of 104 regular and speciál school teachers. The analysis of data confirmed findings of many previous studies on teacher attitude toward inclusion and revealed that Czech teachers generally hold positive attitude toward principles/concepts of inclusive education, but they have reservations or negative attitude toward inclusion of students with emotional/behavioral disorders and intellectual disabilities in regular classrooms. Moreover, Czech teachers are not satisfied with the training opportunities provided for their professional growth. They demonstrated lack of confidence in regular teachers' ability to meet the speciál education needs of students with disabilities. However, they felt optimistic about current level of collaboration among personnel and believe they have support from the authorities. They hold supportive attitude toward using differential instruction methods to meet the speciál education needs of students with disabilities. Implications...

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/6391

Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-268796


The record appears in these collections:
Universities and colleges > Public universities > Charles University > Charles University Faculties (theses)
Academic theses (ETDs) > Master’s theses