scholarly journals Teachers’ Attitudes toward Educational Inclusion in Spain: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Irene Lacruz-Pérez ◽  
Pilar Sanz-Cervera ◽  
Raúl Tárraga-Mínguez
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Attitudes Toward Inclusion ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Framework ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Educational Inclusion

Inclusive education is currently one of the main aspirations of the Spanish educational system and one of the key aspects for its achievement is teachers’ attitudes toward educational inclusion. In recent years, many studies worldwide have analyzed this aspect, but so far, any systematic review has specifically focused on the Spanish educational framework. For this reason, the purpose of this paper is to review the studies published from 2010 to 2019 whose aim was to analyze teachers’ attitudes towards educational inclusion in Spain. After a literature search in four different databases (PsycInfo, ERIC, Dialnet Plus, and Google Scholar), 34 studies were selected and reviewed. The results suggest that Spanish teachers’ attitudes toward educational inclusion are generally positive, although in some cases they are ambiguous. Teachers’ attitudes are mainly influenced by the amount of training and their contact or not with students with special educational needs. The discussion highlights that more studies with a greater methodological diversity are required in order to provide a complete analysis of teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion and that teacher training is one of the best tools to generate positive attitudes.

scholarly journals Interviews with Teachers about Inclusive Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-111
Author(s):  
Miron Zelina
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
First Contact

AbstractIntroduction:In the proposed paper, the key findings of the national project “School Open for Everyone” are presented. The research focused on the conditions and preparedness of schools for inclusive education. As a part of the project, an investigation into first-grade teachers’ attitudes towards and opinions on the education of pupils with special educational needs in primary schools was carried out.Methods:In the research, the qualitative phenomenological method based on the grounding theory was applied. The sample consisted of 218 female teachers with a minimum of 20% of disadvantaged students in their classroom.Results:The main findings show that the teachers’ opinions and attitudes towards inclusive education are positive and they appreciate their cooperation with specialists in schools. The research revealed some barriers to the realization of inclusive education - e.g. the disadvantaged children’s poor school attendance or their general unpreparedness for school.Discussion:In their suggestions, the respondents did not come up with any new, revolutionary or creative ideas. Therefore, searching for solutions should not be limited to teachers’ suggestions, but inspiration should be found in examples of good practice from abroad and in the activities of creative teachers and movements.Limitations:Having “only” a homogenous sample of first-grade teachers can be perceived as a limit, but it is balanced by the fact that these teachers represent the children’s first contact with schools and with people outside their families.Conclusions:The key findings show that teachers have positive attitudes towards the concept of inclusive education, but they call for more favourable conditions ensured by the state and the respondents proposals were located externally. The findings revealed a number of new or growing problems to be immediately dealt with and an urgent need for changing our school system.

scholarly journals Special Education Major or Attitudes to Predict Teachers' Self-Efficacy for Teaching in Inclusive Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghaleb H. Alnahdi ◽  
Susanne Schwab
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Attitudes Toward Inclusion ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This study aimed to determine the predictors for Saudi Arabian teachers' self-efficacy to work in inclusive education. Five independent variables were tested in this study: attitudes toward inclusive education, participants' educational major, having relative with disability, working with students with disability and gender. Further, predictors of teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education were examined. The sample was 185 elementary-school teachers in Saudi Arabia. The Arabic version of the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices scale was used to measure self-efficacy. To assess attitudes toward inclusion an Arabic version of the Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns about Inclusive Education Revised subscale was used. Results showed teacher attitude toward inclusion are strongly linked with teachers' self-efficacy to work in inclusive classrooms. Further, participants with a relative with a disability showed more positive attitudes for inclusive education. Levels of self-efficacy were unaffected by gender, having a special education degree, or having a relative with a disability. In sum, this study highlighted the importance of teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education as a main predictor of teachers' self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Influence of Social Support on Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Desombre ◽  
Marine Delaval ◽  
Mickaël Jury
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Attitudes Toward Inclusion ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

Inclusive education is at the heart of educational policy world-wide. Teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education, which are often associated with the success of the policy, have been studied extensively. Various factors related to teachers, students with special educational needs (SEN) and different specific contexts have been identified. In the current study, we explored the influence of social support on teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education. In a pilot study implying teachers, we replicated, in the French context, previous results showing a correlational link between social support and attitudes toward inclusion. Specifically, we showed that the more social support they perceived with regard to their attempts to include students with SEN, the more positive the teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education. In an experiment involving 314 teachers we then explored the causal link between these variables. Results showed that highlighting the support teachers receive improves their attitudes in comparison with highlighting a lack of support or a control condition in which support is not mentioned. These studies show the importance of supporting inclusive education in the schools. This support can be provided in different ways (emotional, informational, instrumental, etc.) and by different actors (colleagues, supervisors).

Examination of Chinese Teachers' Attitudes Towards Inclusive Education

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun (AJ) Ai ◽  
Jihong Zhang ◽  
Eva Horn ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Jingjing Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Teacher Age ◽  
Attitudes Towards Inclusion

Abstract The purpose of this study was to understand the status and influential factors of preschool teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education, given the evidence that attitudes predict successful inclusion for young children with or at risk for developmental delays or disabilities. We translated the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education Scale (MATIES, Mahat, 2008) to Simplified Chinese (MATIES-C). We then administered the MATIE-C to a representative sample of in-service preschool teachers (N = 481) in Beijing, China. The confirmative factor analysis and reliability tests suggested an acceptable construct validity and internal reliability of the MATIES-C. We also found preschool teachers in Beijing held positive attitudes towards inclusion across cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions of attitudes. The ANOVA results indicate teachers' experience and knowledge about children with disabilities had statistically positive associations with favorable attitudes. Preschool area, teacher age, and educational background were also found to have a statistically significant impact on teacher attitudes.

scholarly journals Implementacija i provedba inkluzivnog odgoja i obrazovanja u sustavu redovnih škola

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1.) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matilda Karamatić Brčić
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Inclusive School ◽  
Educational Need ◽  
The Right ◽  
Educational Inclusion

Implementation and educational inclusion in school is a relevant topic for pedagogical and social context because it implies the acceptance and appreciation of differences among children as incentives, rather than obstacles in the process of teaching and learning. On the UNESCO World Conference concerning Special Educational Needs held in 1994, Statement and Framework for Action were adopted, which promote the right of every child to be involved in the educational system, and in regular schools, regardless of their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, linguistic or other conditions. The term special educational need in this context does not exclusively refer to children with disabilities. The concept of inclusive education with the meaning of inclusion of all children in compulsory education extends and deepens the educational model of integration of children with disabilities in regular education. The introduction and implementation of inclusion in schools becomes the requirement of contemporary educational policies of Europe and the world, whereby the changing of schools in order to achieve educational inclusion is conditional on changing the entire educational practice (Mittler, 2006). This paper will show some of the assumptions that are crucial for the implementation of inclusion in schools with special emphasis on the role of activities of teachers as key participants in the process of inclusive school.

scholarly journals How Inclusive Interactive Learning Environments Benefit Students Without Special Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Molina Roldán ◽  
Jesús Marauri ◽  
Adriana Aubert ◽  
Ramon Flecha
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Interactive Learning Environments ◽  
Cognitive Effort ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The Impact

Growing evidence in recent years has led to an agreement on the importance and benefits that inclusive education has for students with special educational needs (SEN). However, the extension and universalization of an inclusive approach will also be enhanced with more evidence on the benefits that inclusion has for all students, including those without SEN. Based on the existing knowledge that learning interactions among diverse students are a key component of educational inclusion, the aim of this study is to identify the impact on students without SEN of being educated with students with SEN in shared, inclusive, interactive learning environments. Data were collected in three schools using a qualitative approach with a communicative orientation. Semistructured interviews were held with teachers as well as community volunteers participating in the schools. Further, focus groups were conducted with students and teachers. The results show that students without SEN benefit from participating in interactive learning activities with peers with SEN in different ways: (1) they learn to respect others, accept differences, and acknowledge different abilities, thereby creating opportunities for new friendships to develop; (2) they learn about abilities related to helping others participate and learn, to be patient and to gain the satisfaction in helping others learn and behave better; and (3) they benefit from the cognitive effort required to explain themselves and from the contributions of peers with SEN from which they can learn.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Inclusive, Augmentative, Assistive and IT Competences in Working with Children with Special Educational Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. p132
Author(s):  
Tamara Milic
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Technological Competencies ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Desk Research

In this study we wanted to determine the presence of teachers’ information-communication-technological competencies in working with students with special educational needs. Desk research provides an overview of policy and support in inclusive education in Montenegro, with a focus on teachers’ inclusive training. From 2015 to 2018, 148 trainings were realized in the field of inclusive education and 3848 teachers were trained - most often, these were one-day trainings, duration - 8 hours, and the topics were: Working with specific disabilities, adaptation, individualization. Systematic observation based on a protocol was conducted with 15 children from the second to the sixth grade of primary school: autism; intellectual, visual, hearing, combined disabilities and difficulties: speech, language, reading and writing. The findings indicate that teachers are educated to an individualize approach. We observed the application of the approach and the use of learning and communication technology. The effects of teachers’ work and competencies are better after training, coaching and when they get support from the professional associates of the school and/or resource center. Teachers’ attitudes are positive, they show creativity, adaptability, use the technologies after they have been trained about the characteristics of students, and recommended approaches for working with them.

Educational Inclusion By Conviction

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 286-297
Author(s):  
José Manuel Salum Tomé
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
International Debate ◽  
Access And Quality ◽  
The Right ◽  
Educational Inclusion

Inclusive education has begun to be addressed within the context of the broader international debate on “Education for All” (EFA), a debate launched at the World Conference held in 1990 in Jomtien, Thailand. From Jomtien until today , thinking has evolved from the almost symbolic presence of special educational needs in the initial documentation, towards the recognition that inclusion must be a fundamental principle of the EFA movement as a whole. Within this process, the contribution of the Salamanca Declaration on Special Educational Needs: Access and quality (Unesco, 1994) stands out, from which the concept of educational inclusion emerges strongly. Thereafter thescope and perspectives of inclusive education has been based on the idea that all children and young people have the right to a quality education with equivalent learning opportunities, regardless of their social and cultural background and their differences in skills and abilities (OIE -UNESCO, 20 08) .

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