In educational contexts, teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion are considered crucial elements for the implementation of effective inclusive practices. Teachers’ self-efficacy is considered one of the most relevant factors underlying their intention to implement different teaching strategies for including all students, in particular students with disabilities and special educational needs. Although the literature indicates that teachers have positive attitudes towards inclusion, studies focusing on such attitudes show inconsistent finding on the role and correlation between the different factors that determine them. The aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ attitude by taking into account, as determining factors, teachers’ role (curricular or support teacher) and self-efficacy, with further analysis on the relationship between the twon factors. Results show significant differences on the role of these two factors in determining teachers’ attitudes.
Nei contesti educativi, gli atteggiamenti dei docenti verso l’inclusione sono considerati elementi cruciali per l’implementazione di effettive pratiche inclusive. Il senso di autoefficacia degli insegnanti è ritenuto uno dei fattori più rilevanti alla base delle loro intenzioni di attuare diverse strategie didattiche per l’inclusione di tutti gli studenti, in particolare degli alunni con disabilità e bisogni educativi speciali. Sebbene la letteratura indichi che gli insegnanti hanno atteggiamenti positivi verso l’inclusione, gli studi incentrati su tali atteggiamenti mostrano risultati incoerenti rispetto al ruolo e alla correlazione tra i diversi fattori che li determinano. Lo scopo del presente studio è quello di indagare gli atteggiamenti degli insegnanti prendendo in considerazione, come fattori determinanti, il ruolo ricoperto (insegnante curricolare o di sostegno) e l’autoefficacia, con un’ulteriore analisi sulla relazione che lega i due fattori. I risultati mostrano differenze significative rispetto al ruolo che hanno questi due fattori nel determinare gli atteggiamenti dei docenti.
The role of self-efficacy on teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion of students with disabilities: a comparison between general and support teachers / Germani, Sara; Leone, Clara. - In: FORMAZIONE & INSEGNAMENTO. - ISSN 2279-7505. - 20:3(2022), pp. 148-162.
The role of self-efficacy on teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion of students with disabilities: a comparison between general and support teachers
Sara Germani;
2022
Abstract
In educational contexts, teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion are considered crucial elements for the implementation of effective inclusive practices. Teachers’ self-efficacy is considered one of the most relevant factors underlying their intention to implement different teaching strategies for including all students, in particular students with disabilities and special educational needs. Although the literature indicates that teachers have positive attitudes towards inclusion, studies focusing on such attitudes show inconsistent finding on the role and correlation between the different factors that determine them. The aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ attitude by taking into account, as determining factors, teachers’ role (curricular or support teacher) and self-efficacy, with further analysis on the relationship between the twon factors. Results show significant differences on the role of these two factors in determining teachers’ attitudes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.