Social Problems of Inclusive Education in the Modern Russian Society

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

“…Ableism in relation to children with mental disabilities is very significant: only 14.9% of respondents without disabilities are ready to study with children with mental disabilities in one class, 19.5% -in one school, and 65.6% believe that they should study in a special school. Our study is consistent with the results of other studies conducted in the country regarding the study of different attitudes towards joint communication with various categories of people with disabilities [1,22]. It is interesting that among respondents with disabilities, there are fewer supporters of coeducation with this category of children in one class -only 13.04% of respondents with disabilities from inclusive classes and 11.4% of respondents with disabilities from specialized schools are ready for such education (Table 3).…”

“…The data obtained make it possible to identify a direct relationship between the presence of previous experience of communication with children with disabilities and the level of tolerance. We have received confirmation of the theory of contact, according to which acquaintance, bonding can positively influence the attitude towards the group [1,2]. Respondents who have experience of coeducation with classmates with disabilities showed a higher level of positive attitude towards coeducation (75%) and a lower level of negative attitude (6%).…”

“…Even in the pedagogical community, the discussion of the prospects of reforming the school towards an inclusive one continues [1][2][3]. Numerous studies of teachers' attitudes towards coeducation show the presence of different, sometimes diametrically opposed points of view [4][5][6][7].…”