ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Authors

  • MANDEEP KAUR Assistant Professor, DAN College of Education for Women, Nawanshahr, Punjab, India
  • KHUSHWINDER KAUR Associate Professor, Govt. College of Education, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Keywords:

Attitude, Inclusive Education and Gender

Abstract

The research undertaken attempted to study the concept of inclusive education and the attitude of nsecondary school teachers towards inclusive education with respect to gender and locale. A sample of 200 teachers was selected using random sampling technique. Self-made questionnaire was used to collect data. It was found that there is no significant difference in the attitude of male and female teachers but there was significant difference in the attitude of teachers towards inclusive education on the basis of school’s location.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1731

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

KAUR, M., & KAUR, K. (2015). ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences, 4(1), 26–32. Retrieved from https://ijobsms.org/index.php/ijobsms/article/view/254