J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):79-87

Attitudes of parents of child with special educational needs towards inclusive education: a perspective from the Czech Republic

Yan Peng
15-1-1, Xuefujiayuan, Changjiang Road, Hangkongguang, Shuangliu County, Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, 610225

The purpose of this study was to identify the attitudes of parents of child with special educational needs to inclusive education. Questionnaire was constructed to obtain needed data and was distributed to parents whose children with special educational needs were educated in regular classrooms in 16 public regular primary schools in Olomouc region of the Czech Republic. Analysis of collected data indicated four main characteristics: firstly, parent respondents admitted the advantages of inclusion; secondly, they expressed low expectation on their exceptional children's development; thirdly, about one third of them agreed disadvantages of inclusion; fourthly, parents expressed neutral attitudes toward special education schools. The study ended with research-based recommendations for future practice.

Keywords: Parent of child with special educational needs, attitude, inclusive education, Czech Republic
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This article is one of the outcomes of research project supported by Key Scientific Research Fund of Sichuan Normal University (2010).

Published: December 11, 2012  Show citation

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Peng, Y. (2012). Attitudes of parents of child with special educational needs towards inclusive education: a perspective from the Czech Republic. Journal of Exceptional People, 1(2), 79-87
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