The effect of Inclusive Intervention Programme on the attitudes of Tertiary Students toward Inclusion in Singapore

Nonis, Karen; Cho, Edwin

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Authors

Nonis, Karen

Cho, Edwin

Padmanabhan, Uma

Date

2019

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Nonis, K. and Cho, E. and Padmanabhan, U. 2019. The effect of Inclusive Intervention Programme on the attitudes of Tertiary Students toward Inclusion in Singapore. In: 16th Biennial Conference International Association of Special Education (IASE). Magamba, Tanzania, July 14-17, 2019.

Source Title

The International Association of Special Education

Source Conference

16th Biennial Conference International Association of Special Education (IASE): "Empowering Persons with Disabilities: Developing Resilience and Inclusive Sustainable Development"

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https://www.iase.org/

ISBN

978-0-9890212-3-4

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

School

School of Education

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76273

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding as to whether tertiary student’s participation in a course about inclusive education would influence their attitudes towards inclusion. Three hundred students (16 to 20 years) from a Polytechnic participated in the study in Singapore. Phase 1 involved a demographic survey and an adapted survey about attitudes toward inclusion Phase Two was the 13 week Intervention Programme and a post survey. The authors discuss the impact of Intervention on student’s attitudes.