Although the attitudes toward people with disabilities had improved, there is still evidence
that they remain stigmatized. The aim of this research was to determine the differences in
attitudes toward people with disabilities among participants based on their sociodemographic
characteristics and attitudes toward inclusive education.
The sample consisted of 261 students that were surveyed using the Multidimensional
Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities, and a questioner designed by the authors
regarding attitudes toward inclusion.
Students who have had previous contact with people with disabilities had more positive
attitudes. The majority of them had positive attitudes towards inclusive education and had the
opinion that children who are enrolled in inclusive classes do not disrupt typically developing
children‟s‟ educational process.
It is of great importance to examine attitudes of students toward people with disabilities,
because it is considered that attitudes of students represent future attitudes of the population.
Key words: attitudes, students, disability, inclusion.
The paper discusses areas of behavioral functioning of children with intellectual disability, such as behavior with or without hyperactivity. The study covered 124 children with intellectual disability attending elementary schools in Belgrade. The Conners Rating Scale was used, and the areas of behavior in the classroom, participation in the group and attitude towards authority were covered. The results of our study suggest the presence of disorders in behavior and social-emotional functioning ranging from 11.2 to 40.4%. We have highlighted the importance of the use of multimodal approach and method of reeducation of psychomotor activity in rehabilitation of the studied children.
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