The Attitude of Students without Disabilities towards the Integration of Students with Disabilities in to the Regular Classroom: the Case of Selected Primary Schools of South Gondar Administrative Towns, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the current attitude of students' without disabilities towards the integration of students with disabilities in to the regular classroom in the selected primary schools of south Gondar administrative zone. 384 students were selected from the five schools based on their population and grade level proportion by using simple random sampling technique. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used as quantitative methods of analyzing the data obtained through questionnaire. The result showed that students without disability had slightly positive attitude to the inclusion of students with disabilities in to the mainstream classroom. In addition, the result of this study indicated that there was no statistically significant difference of  SWODs' attitude related to sex., age, grade level, and  types of residence at t(-.0.875),df =446,p=.383>0.05; t(.461),df =346,p=.645>0.05; F (3,344) = 1.365, p=..253, and t(.346),df =346,p=.281>0.05 respectively. It is also found out that there was slightly statistical significant differences at  the p<05levelonattitude scores among the five groups[F(4,343)= 2.670p=.032.Therefore, the schools should create an opportunity for students without disabilities to interact, play, work and go and back on to their homes together with their peers with disabilities.