A Survey General Education Junior high Teachers' Attitudes and Knowledge toward Education

• Main Author: 林國基
• Other Authors: 林惠芬
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91241431562592633370

碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 特殊教育學系所 === 95 === The findings of this study were based upon the data collected from 271 general education junior high teachers in public schools of the southern Taiwan. This study assessed these teachers’ attitudes toward students with disabilities in general education classes and their knowledge of special education. Various statistics methods, including frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, product-moment correlation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, nonparametric statistical test, and multiple stepwise regression were employed to analyze the data. Preliminary analysis suggested the attitude and knowledge are both below average scores. One-way ANOVA and t-test indicated that teachers show no significant differences in their special education knowledge and attitude, no matter their school sizes, ages, years of serving, positions, backgrounds of special education and experience with special education students. The multiple regression analysis revealed that classroom management and counseling could effectively predict the attitude toward special education. The research does suggest the importance of good classroom management and counseling that will ensure that teachers have positive attitudes toward the students with disabilities. Although this study showed teachers have not enough knowledge and failed to identify strong predictors of attitudes, it does seem to suggest that further investigations are needed to help refine the variables associated with positive attitudes and knowledge. And the further recommendations are provided which might be beneficial for school administrative aspect and teachers in terms of future assistance in special education field. keywords: attitude, knowledge, special education, general education junior high teachers