<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The pre-service teachers’ attitudes is one indicator to show whether the inclusive education system is successfully implemented. However, no research studies have been conducted to reveal pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education in Indonesia. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to know the attitudes towards inclusive education of pre-service teachers in Indonesia. The current study investigated 177 Indonesian pre-service teachers who have studied the inclusive education course in Yogyakarta city using the teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion scale. The findings of the current study were 1) the pre-service teachers had moderate attitudes and beliefs towards inclusive education, 2) there were no differences in attitudes toward inclusive education between males and females, and between those who have never interacted with students with special education needs and those who have such experiences.</p></abstract>

The pre-service teachers’ attitudes is one indicator to show whether the inclusive education system is successfully implemented. However, no research studies have been conducted to reveal pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education in Indonesia. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to know the attitudes towards inclusive education of pre-service teachers in Indonesia. The current study investigated 177 Indonesian pre-service teachers who have studied the inclusive education course in Yogyakarta city using the teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion scale. The findings of the current study were 1) the pre-service teachers had moderate attitudes and beliefs towards inclusive education, 2) there were no differences in attitudes toward inclusive education between males and females, and between those who have never interacted with students with special education needs and those who have such experiences.

The Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education: An Empirical Study in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

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The pre-service teachers’ attitudes is one indicator to show whether the inclusive education system is successfully implemented. However, no research studies...

The Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education: An Empirical Study in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia

Data publikacji: 13 maj 2020

Zakres stron: 65 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2020-0007

Słowa kluczowe
inclusive education, pre-service teacher attitude, Indonesia pre-service teachers

© 2020 Ediyanto et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education: An Empirical Study in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia

Data publikacji: 13 maj 2020

Zakres stron: 65 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2020-0007

Słowa kluczoweinclusive education, pre-service teacher attitude, Indonesia pre-service teachers

© 2020 Ediyanto et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
inclusive education, pre-service teacher attitude, Indonesia pre-service teachers