The purpose of this article is to share findings about Head Start teachers’ attitudes and perceived competence toward inclusion based on data gathered from 41 instructional professionals in 18 Head Start classrooms using surveys and interviews. Results showed that all of the participating teachers agreed with inclusion and identified several benefits that students and teachers could obtain from inclusion. However, teachers’ ratings on their skills and knowledge in using inclusive practices were significantly lower than their ratings on attitudes and beliefs toward inclusion. The teachers also identified several challenges (e.g., limited resources, difficulties in individualization) that they had in inclusive classrooms. Based on the results, suggestions for research and implications for practice are discussed.

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领先教师的态度和对包容性的感知能力

本文的目的是根据使用调查和访谈从 18 个 Head Start 教室中的 41 名教学专业人员收集的数据，分享有关 Head Start 教师的态度和对包容性的感知能力的发现。结果表明，所有参与的教师都同意包容，并确定了学生和教师可以从包容中获得的一些好处。然而，教师对其使用包容性实践的技能和知识的评分明显低于他们对包容性态度和信念的评分。教师还确定了他们在包容性课堂中遇到的一些挑战（例如，资源有限、个性化困难）。根据结果​​，讨论了研究建议和对实践的影响。