Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme

This study examines the attitudes of Special Educational Needs Assistance (SENA) and regular teachers towards the push-in programme in Brunei Darussalam. The instrument used in this study was the Attitudes towards the Push-in Programme Scale (ATPIPS). The questionnaire consisted of 30...

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Main Authors: Koay , Teng Leong, Siti Zaleha Hj Abdul Manaf ,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
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spelling my-ukm.journal.35382012-04-03T04:32:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3538/ Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme Koay , Teng Leong Siti Zaleha Hj Abdul Manaf , This study examines the attitudes of Special Educational Needs Assistance (SENA) and regular teachers towards the push-in programme in Brunei Darussalam. The instrument used in this study was the Attitudes towards the Push-in Programme Scale (ATPIPS). The questionnaire consisted of 30 Likert items and eight open-ended questions. The 30 items in the ATPIPS were divided into six sub-scales: (I) support for the push-in programme, (2)social and academic needs of students with special needs, (3) barriers to the push-in programme, (4) benefits of the push-in programme to teachers (S) disadvantages of the push-in programme to students, and (6)teacher self-eficacy. In addition, semi-structured interviews of six teachers were conducted. The results show significant dtfferences in the attitudes towards the push-inprogramme between the SENA and regular teachers. The SENA teachers have had higher mean attitudes in the overall scale as well as in the six subscales of ATPIP than the regular teachers do. Finally, implications and recommendations for policy and practice, and future drrections for research are discussed Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-12 Article PeerReviewed Koay , Teng Leong and Siti Zaleha Hj Abdul Manaf , (2010) Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme. International Journal of Learner Diversity , 2 (1). pp. 103-111. ISSN 2180-1630 http://www.ukm.my/fpendidikan
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description This study examines the attitudes of Special Educational Needs Assistance (SENA) and regular teachers towards the push-in programme in Brunei Darussalam. The instrument used in this study was the Attitudes towards the Push-in Programme Scale (ATPIPS). The questionnaire consisted of 30 Likert items and eight open-ended questions. The 30 items in the ATPIPS were divided into six sub-scales: (I) support for the push-in programme, (2)social and academic needs of students with special needs, (3) barriers to the push-in programme, (4) benefits of the push-in programme to teachers (S) disadvantages of the push-in programme to students, and (6)teacher self-eficacy. In addition, semi-structured interviews of six teachers were conducted. The results show significant dtfferences in the attitudes towards the push-inprogramme between the SENA and regular teachers. The SENA teachers have had higher mean attitudes in the overall scale as well as in the six subscales of ATPIP than the regular teachers do. Finally, implications and recommendations for policy and practice, and future drrections for research are discussed
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author Koay , Teng Leong
Siti Zaleha Hj Abdul Manaf ,
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Siti Zaleha Hj Abdul Manaf ,
Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme
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Siti Zaleha Hj Abdul Manaf ,
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title Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme
title_short Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme
title_full Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme
title_fullStr Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme
title_full_unstemmed Bruneian teachers' attitudes towards push-in programme
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