Attitudes of professionals at schools towards mainstreaming children with special needs

[摘要] This study investigated the attitudes of professional staff members at schools in Gautengtowards the implementation of mainstreaming/inclusion of Learners with Special EducationalNeeds (LSEN). Three hundred and sixty professional staff members from nineteen schoolsanswered the Questionnaire on Special Educational Needs of Pupils, which was designed toassess the perceived competence and the attitudes of teachers the mainstreaming of LSEN.Nineteen urban schools in Johannesburg participated in this study; namely, five dual medium(English and Afrikaans) government remedial education schools, six government schools withan aid class, four private remedial education schools and four private regular educationschools. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand