Principals' views and practices regarding inclusion: the case of Israeli elementary school principals
| Autor: | Yona Leyser, Gilada Avissar, Shunit Reiter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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education Sample (statistics) Mainstreaming Special education Health Professions (miscellaneous) Education Variety (cybernetics) Change agent Principal (commercial law) Perception Developmental and Educational Psychology Mathematics education Psychology Inclusion (education) media_common |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Special Needs Education. 18:355-369 |
| ISSN: | 1469-591X 0885-6257 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0885625032000120233 |
| Popis: | Mainstreaming/inclusion is one of the more complex changes on the current educational scene. The goal of this research study was to examine the school principal as the leading figure in implementing inclusion and to characterize his/her role as a change agent. The variables explored were the principal's educational vision and the inclusive practices in school. A sample of 110 elementary school principals in Israel were studied. The Israeli Special Education Law of 1988 and the ongoing regulations issued by the Ministry of Education include provisions requiring mainstreaming. Several different instruments were used. The main findings were as follows: principals were found to perceive the expected social success of mainstreamed students higher than their expected educational success; the severity of the disability affected their perception and how they forecast success; a variety of inclusive educational placements were noted in the schools; several background variables, namely age, level of education and i... |
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