An Investigation of Primary School Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education of Students with Hearing Loss in Taif, Saudi Arabia

The Vision 2030 plan of Saudi Arabia aims to promote inclusivity by including students with disabilities in regular school classrooms. The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia considers teachers' attitudes to play a significant role in achieving or failing the inclusion of these students in regular schools. As such, this study aims to investigate teachers' attitudes towards including students with hearing loss in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The study used mixed-methods approaches, with 372 teachers participating in the survey and 10 conducting semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that the teachers had negative attitudes towards including students with hearing loss in regular schools in Taif, Saudi Arabia.