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Teachers’ perspective towards the implementation of inclusive education
Teachers’ perspective towards the implementation of inclusive education

Author(s): Elena Marin
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Universității de Vest

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that aims to investigate teachers’ perspective towards the implementation of inclusive education. The study was part a research inquiry which investigated teachers’ attitudes, believes and needs regarding the process of implementation of an inclusive education system. This data was based on questionnaire, conducted with mainstream teachers in state schools in Bucharest, Romania. The results show that teachers who teach students with SEN agree to go through training courses related to inclusive education.Moreover, it is showed that teachers who hold a bachelor's or a master degree declare themselves to more prepared and have a better knowledge regarding the concept of inclusive education, while teachers who do not hold a university degree (unqualified teachers) declared themselves to be relatively unprepared to respond to the new educational requirements that come along with the development of the inclusive schools. All in all, teachers perspective towards the implementation of an inclusive educational system is mainly positively minded, teachers seeing the process as being beneficial to all students, regardless the fact they have special education needs or not.

  • Issue Year: 33/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 36-44
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English