Author: Bailey Lucy Nomanbhoy Alefiya Tubpun Tida
Publisher: Routledge Ltd
E-ISSN: 1464-5173|19|5|547-559
ISSN: 1464-5173
Source: International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol.19, Iss.5, 2015-05, pp. : 547-559
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Abstract
This paper reports on a survey of views of inclusive education expressed by nearly 300 Malaysian primary school teachers involved in remedial literacy and numeracy education under the country's Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. Overall, the views expressed were positive towards the principle of inclusion. However, despite common professional development on special educational needs, these teachers lacked a common consensus about the benefits of inclusion; they expressed concern about the lack of teacher skills in this area; and they articulated a negative view of children with disabilities and their families. The paper concludes that further professional development is required to address these shortcomings, and that, given the lack of sufficient teacher educators in this area, it seems likely that the government's aim of implementing inclusive education remains a distant goal.
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