Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities In Relation To Gender and Academic Stream

Dr Harneet Billing Dr Harneet Billing

doi:10.25215/0403.159

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the attitude of prospective teachers towards inclusive education in relation to gender and academic stream. The respondents were teacher trainees of district Mohali of Punjab. A sample of 100 B.Ed students (N=50 boys and 50 girls) by employing simple random sampling. Descriptive survey method was employed; attitude towards inclusive education scale was used, Analysis of Variance and for the significant F- ratio, the t-test was used for testing the significance of difference between the mean scores different groups on variables under study. The study revealed that (a) There exists significant differences in attitude of prospective teachers towards the concept of inclusive education for children with disabilities with respect to gender (b) There exists no significant differences in attitude of prospective teachers towards the concept of inclusive education for children with disabilities with respect to academic stream and (c) There exists no significant differences in attitude of prospective teachers towards the concept of inclusive education for children with disabilities with respect to interaction effect of academic stream and gender.

Highlights

January 8, 1902 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S February 4, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S American Client-centered therapy, Studentcentered learning, Rogerian argument Phenomenal field, Theoretical works
Rogers attempted to change the world of psychotherapy when he boldly claimed that psychoanalytic, experimental, and behavioral therapists were preventing their clients from ever reaching self-realization and self-growth due to their authoritive analysis
In 1940 Rogers became professor of psychology at Ohio State University where he stayed until 1945. He transferred to the University of Chicago in 1945 where he served as the professor of psychology and the executive secretary at the Counseling Center

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January 8, 1902 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S February 4, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S American Client-centered therapy, Studentcentered learning, Rogerian argument Phenomenal field, Theoretical works. Carl Ransom Rogers was an American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach in psychology. Throughout his career he dedicated himself to humanistic psychology and is well known for his theory of personality development.

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