INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHANGES IN EDUCATION
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Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education

Ashike Md. Nurudden 1,
Happy Kumar Das 2 * ,
Monjurul Islam 3,
Md. Delowar Hossain 2
1 BK School of Research, Bangladesh2 Institute of Education and Research, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh3 ASA Bangladesh, Bangladesh* Corresponding Author
International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(4), 2026, 421-430, https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085
Online publication date: Sep 22, 2025
Publication date: Aug 14, 2026
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ABSTRACT

The effectiveness of inclusive education depends on the specific characteristics of the implementation context. Therefore, studying the role of teachers’ characteristics on inclusion remains a significant concern worldwide. This research investigated the difference between the attitudes of secondary school teachers in Bangladesh regarding including students with intellectual disabilities based on their characteristics. Following a quantitative approach, an adapted survey questionnaire was used. The study purposively determined the participation of 55 general and special education teachers from 8 schools. Positive attitudes toward inclusion are more prevalent among female teachers, special education teachers, those who have previously completed a course in special education, and those who have had fewer students with intellectual disabilities in their classrooms, according to the findings. No statistically significant difference was observed in the teachers’ attitudes according to their level of teaching experience and the subject matter they taught. Explanations of the findings are provided, along with recommendations.

KEYWORDS

inclusion intellectual disabilities teachers’ attitude secondary education Bangladesh

CITATION (APA)

Md. Nurudden, A., Das, H. K., Islam, M., & Hossain, M. D. (2026). Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education. International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(4), 421-430. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085
Harvard
Md. Nurudden, A., Das, H. K., Islam, M., and Hossain, M. D. (2026). Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education. International Journal of Changes in Education, 3(4), pp. 421-430. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085
Vancouver
Md. Nurudden A, Das HK, Islam M, Hossain MD. Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2026;3(4):421-30. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085
AMA
Md. Nurudden A, Das HK, Islam M, Hossain MD. Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2026;3(4), 421-430. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085
Chicago
Md. Nurudden, Ashike, Happy Kumar Das, Monjurul Islam, and Md. Delowar Hossain. "Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education". International Journal of Changes in Education 2026 3 no. 4 (2026): 421-430. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085
MLA
Md. Nurudden, Ashike et al. "Breaking Barriers: The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Inclusive Education". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 3, no. 4, 2026, pp. 421-430. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52025085

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