Educational inclusion children with disabilities in regular education system in Republic of Croatia - teacher's experience and perception

Osnovni cilj ovog rada jest definirati edukacijsko uključivanje te dobiti uvid u edukacijsko uključivanje djece u nižim razredima osnovne škole. Ispitivani su nastavnici razredne nastave koji su iznosili svoja iskustva u radu s djecom s teškoćama unutar redovnih razreda te mišljenja o sadašnjem edukacijskom uključivanju. Rezultati ovog istraživanja su pokazali kako nastavnici imaju općenito pozitivan stav prema edukacijskom uključivanju te vide pozitivne učinke edukacijskog uključivanja u redovan sustav odgoja i obrazovanja za dijete s teškoćom, drugu djecu te za vlastiti profesionalni razvoj. Ipak, ovo istraživanje je pokazalo potrebu nastavnika za većom podrškom stručnih djelatnika te osnivanjem i djelovanjem interdisciplinarnih timova unutar škola.The main objective of this paper is to define educational inclusion and to gain insight into the educational inclusion of children in lower grades of elementary school. Classroom teachers were interviewed and gave their experience in working with children with disabilities in regular classrooms and thinking about the current educational inclusion. The results of this research have shown that teachers have a generally positive attitude towards educational inclusion and that they see the positive effects of educational inclusion for a child with difficulties, other children and for their own professional development. However, this research has shown the need for teachers to provide greater support of skilled workers and the establishment and activity of interdisciplinary teams within the school