Attitudes of parents of child with special educational needs towards inclusive education: a perspective from Southwest of China
Keywords:
Parents of child with special educational needs, attitudes toward education, inclusive education, southwest of ChinaAbstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the attitudes of parents of children with special educational needs towards inclusive education in the southwest of China. The questionnaire was designed to obtain the needed data and was distributed to parents of children with special educational needs, who were learning in regular classrooms in 36 public, regular primary schools in the southwest of China. The analysis of the collected data indicated three main characteristics. The majority of parents recognized the advantages of inclusive education and preferred their children to study in regular schools. At the same time there were still 44.8% of parents that recognized the benefits of a special school. Most of the parents had low expectations for their children’s development. The study ended with research-based recommendations for future practice.References
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2014-12-01
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Yan, P. (2014). Attitudes of parents of child with special educational needs towards inclusive education: a perspective from Southwest of China. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Psychologica, 7(1), 153–162. Retrieved from https://studia-psychologica.uken.krakow.pl/article/view/5608
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