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Teacher Beliefs On Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In Kindergarten, First Grade, And Second Grade In One Southern California Urban School District, Denise Macallister Jan 2017

Teacher Beliefs On Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In Kindergarten, First Grade, And Second Grade In One Southern California Urban School District, Denise Macallister

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The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive, and comparative study was achieved by investigating and comparing general and special education kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade teacher beliefs on inclusion, as well as their perceptions of accommodations, preparation, and barriers to inclusion. More specifically, three categories or variables of general education and special education teachers’ beliefs were explored: (a) core perspectives, (b) expected outcomes, and (c) classroom practices for student inclusion. The researcher utilized the My Thinking About Inclusion (MTAI) survey developed by Stoiber, Gettinger, and Goetz (1998). The following research questions guided this study: (a) What relationships, if any, exist …