Teachers and Experts Curriculum orientation Explanation in Pre &Vocational Secondary Education based on Attitude to Mentally retarded Students

The purpose of this study was to explain of teacher and experts curriculum orientation in pre and vocational secondary education based on attitude to mentally retarded students in Mashhad city and Tehran city. Attitude Scale designed in three main components Included optimistic, behavioral misconception, and pessimism attitudes and was 22 items. Curriculum orientations questionnaire designed in three main components and included vocational, independent living and academic orientation and 41 items. Content validity verified by experts. A sample of Teachers (n = 126) and experts (n = 33) completed attitude scales and orientations questionnaire. Attitude Scale and Curriculum Orientation questionnaire Assessed by using Cronbach's Alpha (in order, 0.84 and 0.94). Results shown that teachers and experts attitude was optimistic and their curriculum orientation was independent living orientation. There is no significant difference between two samples. Statistical tests have shown a significant difference between curriculum orientations and attitudes to mentally retarded students