Browsing by Author "Ribeiro, Marva"

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    Development of one education system for all school children: The significance of teachers' attitudes
    (1992) Ribeiro, Marva
    This paper reports on a study that investigated the attitudes of 260 primary and secondary school teachers in Trinidad towards mainstreaming of children with special needs into normal schools. Attitudes were compared on such variables as sex, teaching level, experience, training, and support services received using the “Attitude Toward Mainstreaming Scale.” Findings suggest that teachers had a relatively neutral attitude towards mainstreaming of children with special needs. Factors that impact on teacher attitudes are identified, and recommendations made for development of appropriate approaches to achieving mainstreaming.
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    The attitudes of teachers in Trinidad toward mainstreaming and toward children with special educational needs
    (1990) Ribeiro, Marva;
    A questionnaire and attitude scale were administered to 260 male and female teachers from primary and secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago, in order to determine their attitudes toward mainstreaming and toward disabled children. " hypotheses were tested to examine the relationship between the attitudes expressed and teachers' gender, experience, training, where they teach, their support services, and their school climate. Teachers' attitudes to specific disabilities were also examined. Results showed that: 1) the mean scores of the teachers' attitude responses ranged between 3.03955 and 3.84848; 2) secondary school teachers, especially females, had lower scores and therefore more positive attitudes toward mainstreaming than primary school teachers; 3) female teachers in secondary schools scored lower than males; and 4) on the whole, teachers in the sample generally appeared to express neutral attitudes toward mainstreaming of children with specific disabilities in ordinary schools"