Attitude of students of general and specialized educational institutions of the Rostov region towards inclusive education

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a sociological study conducted in the Rostov region among high school students of general and specialized educational institutions in 2020 (N=11727). The purpose of the study is to identify attitudes towards inclusive and collaborative education. Particular attention is paid to the determinants of the type of educational institution of the respondents, the experience of coeducation, and the presence or absence of disabilities among the respondents. Experience of inclusive education and the type of educational institution is a stronger factor in determining attitudes towards inclusive services than the presence or absence of disability. The highest level of ableism is manifested to children with speech, vision, hearing and mental impairments. All respondents unanimously believe that the mainpositive consequence of inclusion is the ability to communicate, find a common language with different people.