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Longwood University

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1995

Mainstreaming in Virginia education

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Self-Perceptions Of Special Education Students Within The Regular Classroom, Sean Rayner Dec 1995

Self-Perceptions Of Special Education Students Within The Regular Classroom, Sean Rayner

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This study was conducted to determine the self-perceptions of special education students within the regular education classroom . The subjects in this study consisted of 25 students from a mid Atlantic school system in Virginia . The subjects were high school students. The data were collected by using a questionnaire. The questionnaire included 18 closed ended or likert questions. The data were then analyzed qualitatively by descriptive statistics. The results showed that students with disabilities perceive their behavior to be the same in both the special education and the regular education classroom.


Regular Education Teacher's Perceptions Of Inclusion In Virginia, Karen F. Schroeder May 1995

Regular Education Teacher's Perceptions Of Inclusion In Virginia, Karen F. Schroeder

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Forty regular education teachers responded to a questionnaire concerning regular education teachersĀ·beliefs and perceptions about the benefits. attitudes, and effectiveness of inclusion. The results were analyzed by calculating percentages and means for each item of the questionnaire and by calculating mean scores for each respondent's questionnaire to examine positive or negative reactions to inclusion. In addition. a t-test was computed. The results indicated that regular education teachers who responded were not strongly positive towards _the inclusion of students with disabilities into regular education classrooms. The t-test showed no significant difference between regular education teachers who have students with disabilities included ā€¦