ORDINARY STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE INCLUSION THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN JORDAN

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The current study aimed to investigate the attitudes of ordinary students towards integrating the students with disabilities in public schools in north Irbid. The study sample consisted of (245) male and female students, including (134) males and (111) females, who were chosen randomly on the basis on grade sections, to achieve the objectives of the study, a tool was developed to measure students’ attitudes, and the tool in its final form consisted of (32) paragraphs, and its validity and stability were verified, and the descriptive analytical method was used for its suitability to the nature of the objectives of the study, the results showed that the attitudes of ordinary students towards their peers with disabilities were positive on the tool in general. The results showed that there were significant differences in the attitudes of students towards students with disabilities due to the variables (gender, knowledge of disability, average) and the absence of statistically significant differences due to the grade variable. The study recommended conducting more scientific studies on attitudes towards students with disabilities in the light of other variables that were not dealt with by the current study , the addition of counseling, awareness and remedial programs seeks to support positive attitudes towards students with disabilities, and their parents.

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: Trends, ordinary students, integration, students with disabilities, Jordan.

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