برنامج قائم على نموذج القبول و الإلتزام لتحسين الإتجاهات السلبية نحو الدمج في مرحلة رياض الأطفال

Abstract EN

This research aims to identify the effectiveness of a program based on acceptance and commitment model in improving the attitudes of teachers towards inclusion at kindergarten.

The smaple consisted of (42) kindergarten children divided into : (21) experimental and (21) control group.

The researcher utilized the quasi-experimental design to test hypothesis.

Attitude towards inclusion scale was administered to the groups, and a program based on acceptance and commitment model utilizing its six techniques; acceptance, cognitive avoidance and defusion, being present, self as context, values and commited action was administered to the experiemtnal group.

Results revealed a statistical significant difference at (0.01) level between mean scores of both experimental and control groups favoring the experimental group, and a statical significant difference between mean scores of experiemtnal group pre and post testing favoring posttesting.

In light of the results, the researched recommended the importance of activiating the roles of those involved in inclusion in addition to assuring continuous training related to incusion for pre and inservice teachers.