Attitudes of Greek Parents of Primary School Children without Special Educational Needs to Inclusion

Autor/inn/en	Kalyva, Efrosini; Georgiadi, Maria; Tsakiris, Vlastaris
Titel	Attitudes of Greek Parents of Primary School Children without Special Educational Needs to Inclusion
Quelle	In: European Journal of Special Needs Education, 22 (2007) 3, S.295-305 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-6257
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Mothers; Gender Differences; Fathers; Inclusive Schools; Parent Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Mainstreaming; Elementary School Students; Special Needs Students; Attitude Measures; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Mother; Mutter; Geschlechterkonflikt; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Elternverhalten; Ausland; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Griechenland
Abstract	Successful inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) in school settings depends largely on the attitudes of parents of peers without SEN. The purpose of the present study was to explore the attitudes of Greek parents of primary school children without SEN towards inclusion. The participants were 338 parents (182 fathers, 156 mothers), aged 27 to 58 years (mean age = 39 years and 5 months). They were asked to complete the "My thinking about inclusion scale" and a further short questionnaire. The findings revealed that Greek parents of primary school children not identified as having SEN had an overall positive attitude towards inclusion. Gender differences were also established--fathers held more positive attitudes towards inclusion than mothers, even when controlling for age, educational level and the presence of a child with SEN in their child's classroom. However, mothers were overall more willing than fathers to engage themselves and their child in interaction with a child with SEN. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10