Compulsory Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Resources, Extracurricular Activities and Inclusive Pedagogical Training in Spain
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Leiva-Olivencia, Juan José; López Berlanga, Maria Carmen; Miñán Espigares, Antonio; Villegas Lirola, FranciscoEditorial
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Inclusive education Teacher training Resources and materials Extracurricular Activities
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2021Referencia bibliográfica
Leiva-Olivencia, J.J.; López-Berlanga, M.C.; Miñán Espigares, A.; Villegas Lirola, F. Compulsory Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Resources, Extracurricular Activities and Inclusive Pedagogical Training in Spain. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5171. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095171
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R+D+I Research Project entitled “Evaluation of the response to students with Specific Educational Support Needs associated with disability in Compulsory Education: Current situation and proposal for improvement” (EDU2016-75574-P); Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness; ERDF - European UnionAbstract
Inclusive education is an issue of great interest and social and pedagogical significance
in the quality of the education system. Its impact on the context, reality and training of teachers
is a decisive impulse to build an open mind in relation to diversity as a characteristic element
of education and today’s society. The objective of this study was to explore the perceptions of
compulsory education teachers (primary and secondary) about teacher training, resources, and
after-school activities in the care of students with specific educational support needs associated with
disability in 12 Autonomous Communities of Spain. A survey has been carried out, for which an ad
hoc questionnaire was built, involving 2457 docents. A descriptive and inferential analysis has been
carried out by means of an average comparison between each issue and the different intrapersonal
factors. Specifically, two types of tests have been used, using the SPSS version 25 program for
analysis: testing independent samples (Levene test and t-test for equal means) and one-way ANOVA
according to the type of independent variable considered. Among the results is the need to increase
teacher training in inclusive education, the existence of divergences on the material, and spatial
resources available for diversity care. Similarly, the relevance of after-school activities was identified
as initiatives and spaces for the visibility of diversity and culture of inclusion in schools.