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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nonis, Karen, Cho, Edwin, Padmanabhan, Uma
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: IASE International 2019
Online Access:https://www.iase.org/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76273
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Summary: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.