Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系在職進修碩士班 === 99 === The primary purpose of the study was to explore teachers’ perspectives, variances of which based on their background, and challenges confronted while implementing inclusive physical education both in Taipei and Xinbei cities. The instrument is the self-developed “Questionnaire of Status and Problems Involved in the Practice of Inclusive Physical Education by Junior High School Teachers.” Participants consisted of physical education teachers in public junior high schools in both cities. Descriptive statistics, Student’s t, and ANOVA with Scheffé were employed to process the obtained data. Conclusions based on the above were as follows:
1.Only 80% of participants were aware of inclusive physical education, of whom the majority were in the preliminary stage.
2.Among the most needed in education for special needs students were teaching aides, material and devices, followed by professionals and paraprofessionals.
3.Approximately 50% of physical education teachers revealed the need for expertise in special education instruction and behavior management involved in students with disabilities.
4.Over 60% of participants positively responded to the following two items: “A decease of special needs student number in the regular class”, and “An offer of teacher training programs in inclusive education”.
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