PRE-SERVICE VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN GHANA

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the attitude of pre-service vocational and technical teachers toward the inclusion of students with disabilities at the College of Technology Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The cluster sampling technique was used to select Class 2A of the 2009/2010 Diploma in Education, Sandwich Programme. Thereafter, purposive sampling was used to select the respondents for the study. A five-point likert scale questionnaire was used for collecting data for the study. The data was analysed using simple percentages and charts. The study revealed that the pre-service vocational and technical teachers had positive attitude towards the inclusion of students with disabilities.