HOW GENDER INFLUENCES THE ATTITUDES OF SCHOOL TEACHERS TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Author Name: 1. Dr. A. Syhamala Devi

Volume/Issue: 04/08

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2024-31217215/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor, Department Of Education, University Of Madras, Chennai, India.

ABSTRACT

Right to Education is the fundamental right of all the citizens in the Nation. Every individual has the right to possess all the educational benefits from the nation equally without partiality. This can be achieved through inclusive education where the education is given equally to all diverse learners in one platform called Classroom. This inclusive classroom is completely depended on the teachers who stands as the pillars. The present study aims to investigate the attitude of school teachers towards inclusive education, focusing on differences with respect to gender. The population of the study consists of school teachers from government, aided, and private institutions in and around Tiruvarur district. A sample size of 156 school teachers were selected for the research through simple random sampling technique. The study employs a standard tool MATIES (Multidimensional Attitude toward Inclusive Education Scale) which was developed by Marian Mahat in 2008. The Reliability of the tool was found by calculated Cronbach's alpha (r=0.749). The findings of the study shows that there is no significant difference in the attitude of school teachers towards inclusive education with respect to gender. The result of the study concluded that irrespective of genders, both male and female teachers are equally equipped and motivated to contribute positively to inclusive education and work for its implementation as per NEP 2020.

Key words: Attitude, School teachers, Inclusive education, inclusive classroom, NEP 2020.