Zero Reject Policy: Mainstream School Readiness

Abstract

Zero Reject Policy (ZRP) is a policy that strengthened and highlighted by the Ministry of Education (MoE). Through this policy, the educational aspirations of Special Education Students (SES) can be met and achieved more comprehensively. The main objective of this study is to look on the readiness of mainstream schools in line with the policies implemented. This study covered readiness among mainstream teachers, OKU-friendly infrastructure preparation and the readiness of mainstream students. It is a quantitative survey design form of data collection through Google Form. A total of 50 administrators were selected as respondents from mainstream schools in Selangor. Data analyzed using the Statistical Package of The Social Science (SPSS V21 for Windows). The findings of the study were formulated by descriptive analysis using mean reading distribution, frequency and percentage. At the end of the study, the result can be used as a benchmark and guidance to PPD, JPN and MoE in providing and fulfill the needs to ensure the readiness in mainstream school is in tandem with the implementation objectives of ZRP.