Abstract: Objective To investigate the parents' attitude toward the handicapped children learning in regular class.MethodsThe Questionnaire of the Parents' Attitude Toward Learning in Regular Class was used to measure the attitude of 240 parents of handicapped children and 480 of normal children. ResultsThe attitude of parents of handicapped children was much more positive than that of parents of normal children. The attitude of parents of deaf children is much more positive than that of parents of mental retarded (MR) children. The attitude of parents of normal children who were studying with the deaf children was much more positive than that of parents of normal children who were studying with the MR children. There was no significant difference among parents of different education levels, occupation and sex. ConclusionHandicapped children learning in regular class need more attention from parents.

Key words: handicapped children, learning in regular class, parents' attitude