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ERIC Number: EJ1448369
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4845
Attitudes about Inclusive Preschool Education among Parents of Children without Disability: Generalized Social Justice Orientation and Specific Inclusive Concerns
Asha Rudrabhatla; Lindee Morgan; Michael Siller
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v44 n3 p206-216 2024
To make inclusive learning environments accessible, it is critical that parents of children without disability select inclusive alternatives when making decisions about their child's preschool placement. This study examined attitudes toward inclusive education among parents of children without disability across 18 state-funded pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs in the U.S. state of Georgia. Participants were 114 parents of children without disability attending either a standard (n = 78) or inclusive classroom (n = 34). Results showed that most parents (79%) did not intentionally select one classroom type over another and that attitudes about inclusive education did not differ by classroom type. Attitudes about inclusive education were associated with specific inclusion concerns and parents' generalized social justice attitudes. The relation between generalized social justice attitudes and attitudes about inclusive education was mediated by parents' specific concerns about inclusive education. Implications for efforts to promote positive attitudes about inclusive preschool education among parents of children without disability are discussed.
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2993
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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