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Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience
Inclusive education (IE) refers to the education of all learners, with or without disabilities, irrespective of their status or origin, who share the same learning spaces. IE is a multidimensional approach based on rights and quality of life paradigms. As teachers are agents of change, they must hav...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9103922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565145 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095750 |
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author | Triviño-Amigo, Natalia Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mañanas-Iglesias, Carlos Carlos-Vivas, Jorge Mendoza-Muñoz, María Adsuar, José Carmelo Acevedo-Duque, Ángel Rojo-Ramos, Jorge |
author_facet | Triviño-Amigo, Natalia Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mañanas-Iglesias, Carlos Carlos-Vivas, Jorge Mendoza-Muñoz, María Adsuar, José Carmelo Acevedo-Duque, Ángel Rojo-Ramos, Jorge |
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description | Inclusive education (IE) refers to the education of all learners, with or without disabilities, irrespective of their status or origin, who share the same learning spaces. IE is a multidimensional approach based on rights and quality of life paradigms. As teachers are agents of change, they must have the knowledge and competencies to meet this challenge. This study aimed to find potential associations between teachers’ preparation and their age and years of teaching experience. A cross-sectional study with a sample of 1275 teachers working in early childhood, primary and secondary education was performed. They answered three dichotomic questions about their initial and ongoing preparation and The Evaluation of Teacher Preparation for Inclusion (CEFI-R) Questionnaire. The dichotomic questions showed that 26.4% of respondents felt qualified to face the challenges of their students’ diversity. There were significant inverse associations between the CEFI-R Dimension 1 (diversity conception), Dimension 3 (supports), and Dimension 4 (community participation) and the teachers’ age and years of teaching experience. This means that the higher the age or the years of experience, the teachers’ perceived preparation for inclusion is worse, which should encourage us to take measures to improve teachers’ competencies and preparedness. |
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spelling | pubmed-91039222022-05-14 Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience Triviño-Amigo, Natalia Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mañanas-Iglesias, Carlos Carlos-Vivas, Jorge Mendoza-Muñoz, María Adsuar, José Carmelo Acevedo-Duque, Ángel Rojo-Ramos, Jorge Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Inclusive education (IE) refers to the education of all learners, with or without disabilities, irrespective of their status or origin, who share the same learning spaces. IE is a multidimensional approach based on rights and quality of life paradigms. As teachers are agents of change, they must have the knowledge and competencies to meet this challenge. This study aimed to find potential associations between teachers’ preparation and their age and years of teaching experience. A cross-sectional study with a sample of 1275 teachers working in early childhood, primary and secondary education was performed. They answered three dichotomic questions about their initial and ongoing preparation and The Evaluation of Teacher Preparation for Inclusion (CEFI-R) Questionnaire. The dichotomic questions showed that 26.4% of respondents felt qualified to face the challenges of their students’ diversity. There were significant inverse associations between the CEFI-R Dimension 1 (diversity conception), Dimension 3 (supports), and Dimension 4 (community participation) and the teachers’ age and years of teaching experience. This means that the higher the age or the years of experience, the teachers’ perceived preparation for inclusion is worse, which should encourage us to take measures to improve teachers’ competencies and preparedness. MDPI 2022-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9103922/ /pubmed/35565145 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095750 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Triviño-Amigo, Natalia Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mañanas-Iglesias, Carlos Carlos-Vivas, Jorge Mendoza-Muñoz, María Adsuar, José Carmelo Acevedo-Duque, Ángel Rojo-Ramos, Jorge Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience |
title | Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience |
title_full | Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience |
title_fullStr | Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience |
title_full_unstemmed | Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience |
title_short | Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience |
title_sort | spanish teachers’ perceptions of their preparation for inclusive education: the relationship between age and years of teaching experience |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9103922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565145 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095750 |
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