A Study on Elementary School Teachers Attitude towards Inclusive Education

Abstract

Teachers positive attitude is most critically and consistently associated with successful implementation of inclusive education. The present study is conducted to find the attitude of elementary school teachers towards inclusive education with a sample of 805 elementary school teachers working in four Districts of Tamil Nadu. An attitude scale constructed and validated by the investigator had been used to collect responses from the teachers.  Collected data was analyzed with suitable statistical techniques like Mean, S.D, and 't’ test. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the elementary school teachers have moderate favorable attitude towards inclusive education. Further, location of the school has no influence among the elementary school teachers’  attitude towards inclusive education. But, significant difference was found between male and female, and trained and non- trained teachers. To increase the teachers’ attitude towards inclusive education the stakeholders should give ear to teachers and to act on the demands they have expressed.