Level of Awareness and Attitude of Selected Elementary Pupils towards Children with Special Needs at Subic Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The researcher wanted to find solutions on how attitudes and awareness of the respondents toward children with special needs affect their self-esteem. It is hoped that people in society will understand that their attitude towards special children contributes to a special child's self-esteem.

METHODS

This study used the descriptive method of the research in determining the level of awareness and attitude on children with special needs for the building of their self-esteem. With this method, the researcher was guided and was able to identify the level of awareness and attitude of elementary pupils towards children with special needs.

RESULTS

Majority of the respondents were all aware of special children and only a few were not. It seems that 75% of them were fully aware and 25% were not, that means there are still needs for improvement or enhancement program that will make them fully aware. The findings show that pupils have a positive attitude towards children with special needs. Therefore I conclude that pupils enrolled in this school have a good background and are much oriented towards children with special needs.

DISCUSSIONS

This research dealt with the awareness and attitude towards special children as these relate to their self-esteem. It first examined the respondents' profile such as age, gender, and Grade level. This profile was assumed to have a direct relationship on the awareness and attitude of special children. It identified the awareness and attitude of the respondents' categorized as either a positive or negative attitude. It further sought to find out which among the respondents' attitude affects the self-esteem building of special children. The study also measured the level of awareness of pupils towards children with special needs. Certain aspects of the paper relate to awareness and attitude towards children with special needs, but the researchers consider several issues that make educators unique