The aim
of this research is to develop a scale in order to determine the participation
level of families to inclusive preschool and primary school education
environments, in which talented and gifted children receive education together
with typically developing children. In this context, study group of the
research was comprised of 1007 families, who had children studying in various
preschool education institutions and primary schools, which provide inclusive
education in Ankara province. Data obtained from 456 persons included to the
study group were subjected to Exploratory factor analysis, and data obtained
from 551 persons were subjected to Confirmatory factor analysis. We determined
that the scale was comprised of 11 items and one-dimensional scale. The scale was
named as “A Scale for Participation Of Families to the Inclusive Education
Environment” in the direction of expert opinions and body of literature. The
scale explains 42,58% of total variance. Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency
coefficient was calculated in order to determine reliability of the scale, and
we obtained the value of 0.89. As we examined the goodness of fit indexes that
were obtained as a result of confirmatory factor analysis, we determined that
the included items were good fit to the single-factor structure. Also,
item-test correlations of the items were calculated, and we reached to the
result that all of the values were above .30. Consequently, we determined that
the scale comprised of 11 items and single-factor structure is reliable.
Inclusive education Participation to education and training Pre and Primary school age Mother-father
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | October 31, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 |