Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
6-1997
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
First Advisor
Dr. Mary Jean Goertz
Second Advisor
Dr. Ernesto Bernal
Third Advisor
Dr. J. C. Nichols
Abstract
This study was to determine if middle school teachers' attitudes and perceptions towards gifted students in inclusionary classrooms are affected by experiential variables. Specifically, are receptivity towards gifted, training and knowledge in giftedness, and preferences towards teaching gifted students affected by teachers' attitudes? Are preferences and perceptions towards inclusive programs in the middle schools affected by teachers' attitudes?
The population is comprised of 135 general education teachers from three middle schools in the La Joya Independent School District, La Joya, Texas. The Teacher Report Questionnaire was designed using twenty-three questions. The questions were developed for general education teachers in the middle school in order to examine their attitudes toward including gifted students in regular classrooms. The questionnaire was constructed to collect demographic data as well as teachers' attitudes and perceptions about inclusion. Data from the questionnaire were compiled and analyzed to determine factors that affect teachers' attitudes and perceptions towards inclusion.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
Copyright 1997 Bertha Belen Perez. All Rights Reserved.
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