Attitudes of Preschool Teachers in South Korea toward Inclusion: Using the Rasch Model to Construct a Teacher Attitude Measure

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Main Author:	BAE, YOULMI
Language:	English
Published:	University of Toledo / OhioLINK 2012
Subjects:	Special Education Attitude Attitude Measure Inclusion Preschool teacher Rasch Model South Korea
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1341633294

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-toledo13416332942021-08-03T05:20:09Z Attitudes of Preschool Teachers in South Korea toward Inclusion: Using the Rasch Model to Construct a Teacher Attitude Measure BAE, YOULMI Special Education Attitude Attitude Measure Inclusion Preschool teacher Rasch Model South Korea Implementation of preschool inclusion is a global trend and preschool teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion play a significant role in supporting effective inclusion for children with disabilities. While many early childhood studies have reported attitudes of teachers toward early childhood inclusion, there has been lack of information about South Korean preschool teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion. Measuring teachers’ attitudes is a complex process that involves many different variables, so choosing a rigorous measurement model to construct a valid teacher attitude measure is crucial. For this study, the Rasch model was chosen to develop the attitude measure to obtain more useful information about attitudes of preschool teachers in South Korea toward inclusion. The purpose of this study was to a) investigate attitudes of preschool teachers in South Korea toward inclusion and b) to construct a valid teacher attitude measure by using the Rasch model. Data was collected using an online survey.The results indicated that 64% of teachers generally had positive thoughts about a) the necessity of in-service training, b) the overall concept of access to a general classroom for a child with disability, c) full participation in a preschool classroom for a child with disability, d) inclusion for a child with a moderate disability, and e) access to a general classroom regardless of the child’s type of disability. Also, the results indicated that the majority of teachers were strongly opposed to including a child with EBD and had strong negative feelings about including a child with a severe disability. Also, they were more unwilling to have a child with a severe disability than a child with a mild and a moderate disability.To implement more effective inclusion, professional development programs need to provide more extensive and specialized knowledge and instructional skills to general preschool teachers. 2012 English text University of Toledo / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1341633294 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1341633294 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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title	Attitudes of Preschool Teachers in South Korea toward Inclusion: Using the Rasch Model to Construct a Teacher Attitude Measure
title_short	Attitudes of Preschool Teachers in South Korea toward Inclusion: Using the Rasch Model to Construct a Teacher Attitude Measure
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Attitudes of Preschool Teachers in South Korea toward Inclusion: Using the Rasch Model to Construct a Teacher Attitude Measure

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