Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience

dc.creatorTriviño-Amigo, Natalia
dc.creatorBarrios-Fernandez, Sabina
dc.creatorMañanas-Iglesias, Carlos
dc.creatorCarlos-Vivas, Jorge
dc.creatorMendoza-Muñoz, María
dc.creatorAdsuar, José Carmelo
dc.creatorAcevedo-Duque, Ángel
dc.creatorRojo-Ramos, Jorge
dc.date2024-04-10T06:44:31Z
dc.date2024-04-10T06:44:31Z
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T21:12:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T21:12:22Z
dc.identifier10.3390/ijerph19095750
dc.identifier16617827
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/11075
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9509282
dc.descriptionInclusive 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. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.descriptionUniversities Ministry; European Commission, EC, (MS-12)
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectinclusive education
dc.subjectinitial preparation
dc.subjectongoing preparation
dc.subjectperceptions
dc.subjectteachers
dc.titleSpanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience
dc.typeArticle


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