AbstractIntroduction of Inclusive Education is a milestone in the path of redesigning the national school curricula in Sri Lanka. In this context, teachers can play big role in implementing inclusion in education in schools. The attitudes of teachers are important to find out how they can work for inclusion of the new approach in education. The objective of the present study is to find out the attitude of teachers towards Inclusive Education in Akkaraipattu Education Zone. 100 teachers working in Akkaraipattu Education Zone were selected as sample by using the technique of stratified sampling. Data were collected from the sample using the tools of Attitude Scale on Inclusive Education and Personal Data Sheets. The findings of the study revealed that most teachers have favorable attitude towards inclusive education. There are significant differences in the attitude teachers towards inclusive education based on gender, locale of the school and type of school.
Keywords: Attitude; Inclusive Education; Teachers.