Share Paper: In-service Teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion education in Taiwan

1. Chia Jung Yeh, East Carolina University, United States
2. Ajay Singh, Eastern New Mexico University, United States
3. Chih-Hung Chung, Tamkang University, Taiwan
4. Umesh Sharma, Monash University, Australia
5. Aspen Yordy, East Carolina University, United States
6. Trinity Freeman, East Carolina University, United States

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore in-service teachers’ attitudes toward inclusive education in Taiwan A survey scale measuring teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion was used to collect data in western Taiwan Two hundred seventy in-service K-12 Taiwanese public and private school teachers from various regions of western Taiwan have completed this survey questionnaire A discrepancy analysis will be used to analyze the effects of teachers’ educational training, years of teaching experience, and personal contact with special needs students on in-service teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion The results of this research study will be able to be used to strengthen the ...