{"id":434652,"date":"2026-08-24T17:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/?post_type=tnc_col_19837_item&#038;p=434652"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:31:03","slug":"placement-inclusion-law-and-teachers-perceptions-in-macaos-schools","status":"publish","type":"tnc_col_19837_item","link":"https:\/\/library.usj.edu.mo\/zh\/scholarly-work-usj\/placement-inclusion-law-and-teachers-perceptions-in-macaos-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"PLACEMENT, INCLUSION, LAW AND TEACHERS\u2019 PERCEPTIONS IN MACAO\u2019S SCHOOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IN MACAO, THE GOVERNMENT HAS INITIATED A DEBATE REGARDING REVISIONS IN THE DECREE LAW IN ORDER TO PROMOTE A MORE INCLUSIVE SCHOOLING SYSTEM. IN THIS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF CHINA, INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IS ONE OF THREE POSSIBLE TYPES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT ARE LIKELY BE LEGISLATED IN THE FUTURE. THE WAY THE TEACHERS PERCEIVE THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS RELATED TO INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, NAMELY THE PRINCIPLES, CONCEPTS AND LAW, IS ESSENTIAL FOR ITS FULL IMPLEMENTATION. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO UNDERSTAND TEACHERS\u2019 PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT FOR CHANGES IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION REGIME. IN PARTICULAR, WE FOCUS ON TEACHERS\u2019 ACCEPTANCE OF THE RECOMMENDED ROLE OF PARENTS, THE PROPOSED PLACEMENT MODELS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR TEACHER TRAINING. A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH WITH A SURVEY OF A SAMPLE OF 500 TEACHERS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND INTERVIEWS TO A SUB-SAMPLE OF 20 PROVIDE THE DATA. WHILE AGREEING IN PRINCIPLE WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE DECREE LAW, THERE WERE SEVERAL RESERVATIONS MADE BY THE TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE EXTENT OF PARENTAL CHOICE, PLACEMENT DECISIONS AND TEACHER TRAINING. 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