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Article: Attitudes of pre-service teachers towards persons with disabilities: predictions for the success of inclusion.
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
- Author:
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The purpose of this study is to explore pre-service teachers' attitudes towards individuals with disabilities as a predictor for including them in the regular classroom. Before the implementation of any special education programs for students with disabilities within the public schools, it is important to determine the attitudes of educators and administrators towards individuals with disabilities, The study uses a demographic survey and the Attitudes Towards Disabled Persons (ATDP) scale to assess the attitudes of Arab preservice educators towards persons with disabilities.
The results indicated that the overall attitudes of educators towards persons with ...