Teacher's attitudes to inclusive education in elementary schools in bosnia and herzegovina

Although the inclusive trend in the world has been present since the 1990s, Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to face various challenges in implementing inclusive education in elementary schools. The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes of teachers towards inclusive education in regular elementary schools of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to determine the differences in the attitudes of teachers in relation to the territory and to examine the importance of additional professional training of teachers in gaining positive attitudes towards inclusive education. When assessing the teachers, the Questionnaire for the Assessment of Teachers' Attitudes towards Inclusive Education is used, which was specifically designed for the purposes of this research. The sample of teachers included 298 respondents, both sexes, from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic Srpska. The results of the survey show generally positive attitudes of teachers towards inclusive education, until significant differences are not found with respect to the teachers' entity. There is no significant link between the additional professional training of teachers with their attitudes.