Teacher is the most influential person in the process of education. When the attitudes and perceptions of the teacher need changing,
The success or failure of inclusion programs depends on
teaching strategies and attitudes. A school performance study at a Chicago high
school with a large number of special education students in which students
identified this school as a failing school. that study teachers commented that
students were not motivated to learn or that their disability made students
incapable of learning. These perceptions had an influence on the success of the
school. IEPs were incorrect, and 150 had to be rewritten because they matched services
available to students as opposed to getting the appropriate interventions to
meet the needs of the student. The school model had special education students
separated from their nondisabled peers for most of the day, violating the least
restrictive environment criteria .
15 Teachers’ attitudes may determine the overall success of
an inclusion model. Negative attitudes toward inclusion have the potential to
lead to a decrease in academic performance and an increase in the isolation of
special education students. Teachers with a negative attitude are among those
most difficult barriers to change in the educational environment. Attitudes and
beliefs that teachers have toward special education students can affect
teaching and learning.
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