Predicting in-service educators' intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms in India and Australia

Umesh Sharma; Dt Kate Jacobs

doi:10.1016/j.tate.2015.12.004

Predicting in-service educators' intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms in India and Australia

Umesh Sharma^*
, Dt Kate Jacobs

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article examines intentions of in-service teachers from India (n = 349) and Australia (n = 253) to teach in inclusive classrooms using the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Two new scales were developed to measure participants' attitudes and intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms. Results revealed that a) both scales are reliable and valid, and b) intention to teach in inclusive classrooms is significantly and positively influenced by efficacy and attitude scores. The importance of the cultural contexts of the educational system investigated highlighted the way in which attitudes and teaching efficacy influenced participants' intentions differed slightly across the two samples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-23
Number of pages	11
Journal	Teaching and Teacher Education
Volume	55
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2015.12.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Inclusive education
India
Intentions
Teaching efficacy
Theory of planned behavior

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