Influence of Personality, Work Experience and School-Type on the Attitude of Teachers Towards Inclusive Education

ABSTRACT The research investigated the influence of personality, work experience and school-type on the attitude of teachers towards inclusive education among teachers in Inclusive and noninclusive (regular) schools in Enugu East Local Government Area. Two hundred (200) participants (100 participants from Therapeutic Inclusive Schools and 100 participants from non-inclusive school) participated in the study. Participants’ ages ranged from 29 years to 59 years, with mean age of 44 years. Two instruments were used for data collation in the study: Big Five Personality Inventory and Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education Scale. Multiple regression was used for data analysis and the result showed that personality significantly influenced attitude of teachers towards inclusive education (β=.34, t = -4.97, p< .05). The result showed that school-type did not significantly influenced attitude of teachers towards inclusive education. The result was discussed and the implication and the limitations of the study were highlighted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i

Certification ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgments iv

Table of Contents v

List of Tables vi

Abstract vii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1

Statement of Problem 15

Purpose of the Study 16

Operational Definition of Terms 17

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

Theoretical Review 19

Empirical Review of Literature 36

Summary of Literature Review 51

Hypotheses 54

CHAPTER THREE: METHOD

Participant 55

Instrument 55

Procedure 57

Design/Statistics 57

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS 58

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION 61

Implications of the study 62

Limitation of the study 63

Suggestions for further studies 63

Summary and Conclusion 63

REFERENCES 65

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