Incluye-T: a professional development program to increase the self-efficacy of physical educators towards inclusion |
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| Authors: | R Reina S Healy A Roldán I Hemmelmayr A Klavina |
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| Institution: | 1. Sports Sciences Department, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain;2. Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA;3. International Master in Adapted Physical Activity, KU Leuven, Belgium;4. Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga, Latvia |
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| Abstract: | Physical Education teache?s (PET) self-efficacy (SE) is a cornerstone for a successful inclusion of students with special educational needs. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a training program called Incluye-T on the SE of Spanish in-service PETs (n?=?229) toward the inclusion of students with special education needs in physical education, compared with a control group (n?=?40). The study also evaluates how the training program is mediated by two demographic variables: teachers’ gender and teaching setting. The Self-Efficacy Scale for Physical Education Teacher Education Majors towards Children with Disabilities was used to measure SE pre and post-intervention. Significant improvements in SE were demonstrated for in-service PET compared to the control group for all the sub-scales of the SE scale: intellectual, physical, and visual impairments (p?
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| Keywords: | Self-efficacy in-service physical education teacher professional development special educational needs inclusive physical education |
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