ERIC Number: EJ1459416
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 41
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A Comparative Analysis of Teachers' Attitudes towards Including All Students in Six Countries
Garyfalia Charitaki; Isidora Kourti; Jess L. Gregory; Mesut Ozturk; Zaleha Ismail; Anastasia Alevriadou; Spyridon-Georgios Soulis; Maria Kypriotaki; Sehnaz Sakici; Can Demirel
Educational Research and Evaluation, v30 n1-2 p74-114 2025
This study aims to explore differences across Greece, the UK, the USA, Malaysia, Romania, and Turkey in terms of their attitudes towards inclusive education and validate the three-model structure for attitudes towards inclusion across the above six countries. All special education teachers were administered the ATTAS-mm scale. They were employed in mainstream schools or parallel support and/or resource classes in six countries. The identified differences were interpreted regarding the effect of years of teaching experience, educational work level of teachers, and the highest degree completed across the different participating countries. Two-step cluster analysis suggested a two-cluster solution for Greece, the USA and the UK, and a three-cluster solution for Malaysia and Turkey. Finally, years of teaching experience, educational work level, and the highest degree completed had a significant effect on teachers' attitudes towards inclusion in all countries. Results are discussed for their implications in teachers training.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Background, Educational Attainment, Comparative Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece; United States; United Kingdom; Romania; Turkey; Malaysia
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