Bridging the Gap: Teachers’ Empathy and Attitude toward Inclusion in Indonesian Kindergartens Setting

Abstract

This study examines teachers' attitudes towards inclusion and their empathy on children with special needs in early childhood education settings in Indonesia. The research used Multidimensional Attitudes toward Inclusive Educational Scale (MATIES) consisting of three sub-dimensions: cognitive, affective, and behavioral and Empathy Quotient (EQ) to measure empathy levels.