Download or read book Teachers' Perceptions of how Class Climate is Affected by the Behaviors of Students with Identified Disabilities in Elementary Inclusion Classes written by Adrienne Yvonne Gordy and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined general education, special education, and education specialists’ perceptions of whether class climate is affected by the behaviors of students with identified disabilities in inclusion classrooms at the elementary school level. Perceptions of the overall social-emotional interactions of students with identified disabilities were analyzed. A mixed method approach was used to provide teachers who work directly with these students in inclusion settings an opportunity to share their perspective on the interactions of their students with identified disabilities. This mixed method research study was a sequential explanatory design. The majority of the study participants came from public elementary schools in the southeast Pennsylvania metropolitan area. The population for this study was elementary educators who met the following criteria: (1) participants had provided instruction for at least one student with identified disabilities within the confines of an inclusion placement; and (2) participants’ interaction with an inclusion class was not limited to the current school year. Also, the following exclusionary criteria was set – participants who had never taught in an inclusion placement were not included in the study. The participants included 66 education professionals with various certifications including elementary and early childhood education, special education; special subjects (Art, Music, Library, Guidance, ELL, reading specialists, and speech therapist) teachers.