The Structure of Teachers' Attitudes Towards Integration of Deaf Children and Youth, Sign Language and Support Of Educational Interpreters in Regular Educational Settings Cover Image

Stavovi prema integraciji gluhe djece, znakovnom jeziku i uključivanju tumača za znakovni jezik u redovne vrtiće i škole
The Structure of Teachers' Attitudes Towards Integration of Deaf Children and Youth, Sign Language and Support Of Educational Interpreters in Regular Educational Settings

Author(s): Branka Bosnar, Sandra Bradarić-Jončić
Subject(s): Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet
Keywords: educational integration; deaf; hearing impaired children; sign language; educational interpreting;

Summary/Abstract: The sample included alltogether 449 teachers of regular preschools and schools in Zagreb area. By using factor analysis, 6 factors were extracted. The investigation showed that teachers have had mainly positive attitudes towards socializational-, educational- and emotional effects of educational integration of deaf children and youth, as well as towards additional training of teachers and sign language, while the attitudes towards the inclusion of educational interpreters into regular pre/school settings were undetermined.

  • Issue Year: 44/2008
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 11-30
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Croatian