Implementation of Inclusive Education: Teachers‟ Perspectives

Abstract

Teachers play critical and crucial roles in the successful implementation of inclusive education. The aim of the study was to examine the attitudes of teachers towards the inclusion of students with special educational needs (SEN) in regular education classrooms and how their attitudes relate to their teaching strategies in the classroom. In this study, teachers from secondary schools in Jakarta, Indonesia, were invited to participate. They completed questionnaires on attitudes to inclusion and teaching strategies. The results have revealed that teachers held positive attitudes towards the inclusion of SEN students on the three components of attitudes. They preferred to use cognitive strategies compare to individual and varied strategies. Behavioral component of attitudes significantly related to all strategies of teaching strategy. Additionally, the usage of teaching strategies were significantly depended on teachers" teaching experience and training in special education.