Teachers’ attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities

Since 2010, there exists a legal framework in Uruguay that declares the equality of opportunities for people with disabilities. However, legal impositions don’t change a teacher’s behavior in class. This study has been carried out with the objective of discovering the attitudes of the teachers in or...

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Autores: Bermúdez, María Martha, Navarrete Antola, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repositorio:LIBERI
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5472
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2107
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5472
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:inclusion
attitudes
inclusive education
primary education
disability
inclusión
actitudes
educación inclusiva
educación primaria
discapacidad
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Sumario:Since 2010, there exists a legal framework in Uruguay that declares the equality of opportunities for people with disabilities. However, legal impositions don’t change a teacher’s behavior in class. This study has been carried out with the objective of discovering the attitudes of the teachers in order to understands their predisposition to act and have an intervention proposal in class that considers diversity. The studied population is comprised of 42 primary school teachers from state schools, located in rural towns and cities in Uruguay. The Scale for Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities was used (Verdugo, Arias & Jenaro, 1992). A statistically significant relationship was found between the teachers’ initial training and their general attitude, personal implication and acknowledgement/denial of rights.