The Attitudes of Elementary Teachers Toward the Mainstreaming of Educable Mentally Retarded Students in Northwestern Ohio School Districts
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu15707837505120252021-08-03T07:13:05Z The Attitudes of Elementary Teachers Toward the Mainstreaming of Educable Mentally Retarded Students in Northwestern Ohio School Districts Mark, Frank D. Special Education Elementary Education This study investigated the attitudes of public school elementary teachers towards the mainstreaming of EMR children into elementary classes. The instrument was comprised of four distinct clusters of statements: attitudes of teachers towards (1) the role of the EMR student in the mainstreaming process, (2) the role of the EMR teacher in the mainstreaming process, (3) the role of the elementary teacher in the mainstreaming process, and (4) general mainstreaming concepts.Data utilized in the study were derived from a Likert-type instrument developed by the investigator and a panel of experts. Copies of the instrument were personally delivered to 59 school buildings in a nine county area of Northwestern Ohio. Of the 768 teachers contacted, 673 responded (86.7%), and 610 made up the final number of teachers who participated in the study. Statistical tests used to determine if significant differences existed between referent groups were the chisquare test and the multivariate analysis of variance. There were no significant mean differences in teacher responses toward mainstreaming when compared on the basis of teacher ages, degrees, experience, grade levels, or prior teaching experience with mainstreamed EMR children. However, a closer examination revealed that two clusters, (1) statements dealing with the role of the EMR student in the main-streaming process, and (2) statements dealing with general mainstreaming concepts, produced several significant differences between teachers when compared on the basis of prior or no prior teaching experience with mainstreamed EMR students. The conclusions drawn from the study were: (1) Elementary teachers of various age groups do not differ in their attitudes towards the mainstreaming of EMR children.(2) Elementary teachers with Bachelor degrees do not differ in their attitudes towards the mainstreaming of EMR children when compared with teachers who have Masters degrees. (3) Elementary teachers with various years of teaching experience do not differ in their attitudes towards the mainstreaming of EMR children. (4) Elementary teachers who teach primary grade level children do not differ in their attitudes towards the mainstreaming of EMR children when compared with teachers who teach intermediate grade level children. (5) Elementary teachers with prior experience of teaching mainstreamed EMR children have a more positive attitude towards the role of the EMR student in the mainstreaming process and also towards general mainstreaming concepts than do teachers with no prior experience. (6) Elementary teachers in general have positive attitudes towards the mainstreaming of EMR children, for example, out of 28 statements on the opinionnaire, 26 were answered in a positive manner. Recommendations were made for further research, employing similar methods and instrumentation in both urban and rural areas of Ohio, as well as in secondary schools. In addition, it is suggested that other studies using variables such as (1) teachers' prior experience in main-streaming in-service, (2) regular classroom students, and (3) legal aspects of mainstreaming, be given favorable consideration. 1980 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1570783750512025 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1570783750512025 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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The Attitudes of Elementary Teachers Toward the Mainstreaming of Educable Mentally Retarded Students in Northwestern Ohio School Districts |
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The Attitudes of Elementary Teachers Toward the Mainstreaming of Educable Mentally Retarded Students in Northwestern Ohio School Districts |
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The Attitudes of Elementary Teachers Toward the Mainstreaming of Educable Mentally Retarded Students in Northwestern Ohio School Districts |
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