Title:
PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Authors:
Didi Kriswanto and Fitri Nur Mahmudah ,Indonesia

Abstract:
Parents' perceptions are important in the implementation of education, considering that parents are very important stakeholders in school development. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of parents in the implementation of inclusive education in elementary schools. This study uses a qualitative research approach in descriptive form. In determining the subject in this study, the researcher used a purposive sampling technique. The research subjects were three parents with the criteria of having children attending inclusive primary schools. The techniques used in data collection in this study were structured interviews and covert observation. The validity of the data used in this research is source triangulation technique and technique triangulation. As for the activities carried out in data analysis, namely data reduction, data presentation, and verification/conclusion. The results of the study indicate that there are four things that become parents' perceptions in the implementation of inclusive education in elementary schools, namely 1) Implementation of Inclusive Education, 2) Goals of Inclusive Education, 3) Positive Impacts, and 4) Negative Impacts