ABSTRACT

One of the barriers to inclusive education identified by many researchers is a negative attitude of teachers towards the inclusion of students with special education needs (SEN) in a regular classroom (Mintz, 2007). The attitudes of society have a great bearing on the opportunities and experiences of people with disabilities (Bradshaw and Mundia, 2005). An appropriate time to address these attitudes for teachers is during their ITE course. This chapter reports the development of a Triad of Inclusive Experiences (TIE) program to promote positive attitudes and beliefs held by pre-service teachers about people with disabilities.