Perception of Students Towards Inclusion of Special Needs Children in Regular Classroom

Abstract

The current research paper examines perception of students towards inclusion of special needs children in regular classroom. In the present study, descriptive survey method was used for data collection. A sample of one hundred and thirty nine middle secondary school students was drawn from four middle secondary schools in Thimphu, Bhutan through convenience sampling technique. Student Attitude to Inclusion (SATI) scale adapted from PATI scale by Palmer et.al (2001) was used by the investigator to measure perception of students towards inclusion of special needs children in regular classroom.