The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of special education teacher's support
for the inclusive class on the attitude of elementary school students toward the disability
student and a special education teacher. To achieve this purpose, the research questions were
as follows. First, does the support of special education teacher for the inclusive class have a
significant effect on the attitude of elementary school students to the disability student? Second,
does the support of special education teacher for the inclusive class have a significant effect on
the attitude of elementary school students toward a special education teacher?
First, there were a statistically significant differences on the attitude of elementary school
students to the disability student between the experiment group and the control group not
offered any supports. Therefore, the support program for the inclusive class by the special
education teacher was the effective instructional method on the attitude of general students to
the disability students.
Second, there were a statistically significant differences on the attitude of elementary school
students to the special education teacher between the experiment group and the control group.
Therefore, the support program for the inclusive class by the special education teacher was the
effective instructional method on the attitude of general students to the special education
teacher.
It implied that the support of special education teacher for the inclusive class was effective
in the elementary school students' attitude on the disability students and the special education
teacher. This program is expected to help elementary school students to have positive
friendship with disability students, and to enhance the special education teacher's capability
managing the class curriculum for the successful inclusion at school.