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

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

Open Access
|May 2020

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.

Language: English
Page range: 65 - 73
Published on: May 13, 2020
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2020 Ediyanto, Restuti Maulida, Iva Nandya Atika, Norimune Kawai, published by Daugavpils University
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