TITLE:
Preschool Teachers’ Views on the Outcomes of Preschool Inclusive Education for Students with Special Educational Needs and Typically Developing Students
AUTHORS:
Nektaria Megapanou
KEYWORDS:
Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Preschool Education, Integration
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.9 No.3,
March
11,
2022
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to examine the views of preschool general education teachers regarding the social, learning, and developmental benefits of inclusive education for both typically developing students and students with special educational needs. The present research was carried out through the conduct of the quantitative method and the use of the standard questionnaire. The research involved 60 teachers from 8 different structures of pre-school general education in the prefectures of Attica, Ioannina, Fokida, Heraklion, Lesvos, and Thessaloniki. The research questions were about the benefits of inclusive education for students with special educational needs, the consequences of inclusive education for students with special educational needs, the benefits of inclusive education for typically developing preschool students and the consequences of inclusive education for preschool students with special needs. According to the research results, all students studying in mixed educational settings seem to benefit in all the areas examined.