Do Attitudes Predict Behaviour – An (un)Solved Mystery?
Foundations of Inclusive Education Research
ISBN: 978-1-78560-417-1, eISBN: 978-1-78560-416-4
Publication date: 26 November 2015
Abstract
This chapter discusses Icek Ajzen’s contribution of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to understandings of teacher attitudes and actions in relation to inclusive practices. The discussion explores why some educators are successful in including students with disabilities in regular classrooms and others are not and considers the role of educators’ attitudes in determining their actions when they teach. The chapter proceeds to discuss the role of TPB in teacher education that supports inclusive practices and also identifies some of the drawbacks of the existing research on attitudes within the field of inclusive education. The chapter highlights how TPB theory continues to have significant relevance in a range of areas related to teacher and inclusive education.
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Citation
Sharma, U. and Mannan, H. (2015), "Do Attitudes Predict Behaviour – An (un)Solved Mystery?", Foundations of Inclusive Education Research (International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Vol. 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 115-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-363620150000006005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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