ERIC Number: EJ1011039
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1034-912X
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South African Teachers' Attitudes toward Learners with Barriers to Learning: Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Little or No Functional Speech
Bornman, Juan; Donohue, Dana K.
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v60 n2 p85-104 2013
This study examined teachers' attitudes toward learners with two types of barriers to learning: a learner with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a learner with little or no functional speech (LNFS). The results indicated that although teachers reported that the learner with ADHD would be more disruptive in class and have a more negative effect on the classroom climate, they overwhelmingly favoured including this learner over the learner with LNFS. The data indicated that teachers were concerned about the ability of the learner with LNFS to participate academically and socially in the classroom. They also were significantly more concerned about their own ability to cope with the learner with LNFS. The article concludes with the need for ongoing inclusive education training for all teachers in South Africa if successful inclusive education is to become a reality. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes, Barriers, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Speech Impairments, Inclusion, Elementary Schools, Questionnaires, Vignettes, Teacher Education, Familiarity, Self Efficacy, Coping, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Academic Ability, Teacher Student Relationship, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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