Analysis of the Attitude of Spanish Physical Education Teachers towards Students with Disabilities in Extremadura
Abstract
:1. Introduction
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- Infrastructural conditioning factors: the scarcity of economic resources or difficulty of accessibility.
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- Social conditioning factors: lack of knowledge of the population.
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- Conditions of students with disabilities: self-marginalization, need for attention, difficulty in social relations, low level of self-acceptance.
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- Teaching practice conditioning factors: undervaluation of PE, shortage of teacher training, ideology, negative experiences, family factor, class group, or diagnosis of the person.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments and Measures
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Categories | N/M | %/IQR |
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Gender | Male | 154 | 56.6 |
Female | 118 | 43.4 | |
Studies Completed | Teacher Training PE | 75 | 27.6 |
Physical Activity and Sports Sciences | 97 | 35.7 | |
Both | 89 | 32.7 | |
Center Environment | Rural | 119 | 43.8 |
Urban | 153 | 56.3 | |
Teaching | Primary | 111 | 40.8 |
Secondary/High School | 161 | 59.2 | |
Age | 44 | 7 | |
Years of Teaching Experience | 18 | 11 |
Item | Gender | Center Environment | |||||
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Total | Female | Male | Rural | Urban | |||
Me (IQR) | Me (IQR) | Me (IQR) | p | Me (IQR) | Me (IQR) | p | |
| 4 (1) | 3.5 (1) | 4 (2) | <0.01 | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | <0.01 |
| 3 (3) | 3 (2) | 3 (3) | 0.68 | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 0.94 |
| 5 (1) | 5 (0) | 5 (1) | <0.01 | 5 (1) | 5 (0.5) | 0.11 |
| 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | 0.40 | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 0.99 |
| 5 (0) | 5 (1) | 5 (0) | <0.01 | 5 (1) | 5 (0) | <0.01 |
| 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 0.29 | 5 (1) | 3 (2) | <0.01 |
| 3 (0) | 3 (0.25) | 3 (0) | 0.04 | 3 (0) | 3 (0) | 0.03 |
| 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 0.19 | 5 (1) | 3 (2) | <0.01 |
| 4 (2) | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 0.08 | 5 (1) | 4 (2) | <0.01 |
| 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | <0.01 | 3 (0) | 4 (1) | <0.01 |
| 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 0.13 | 3 (1) | 3 (1.5) | 0.45 |
| 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | <0.01 | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 0.01 |
| 4 (1) | 4 (0) | 4 (1) | 0.12 | 4 (0) | 4 (1.5) | 0.99 |
| 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 0.48 | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 0.02 |
| 5 (1) | 5 (0) | 5 (1) | 0.01 | 5 (0) | 5 (1) | <0.01 |
| 3 (3) | 2 (0) | 4 (2) | <0.01 | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | <0.01 |
| 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 0.01 | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 0.04 |
| 5 (0) | 5 (3) | 5 (0) | <0.01 | 5 (1) | 5 (0) | <0.01 |
| 4 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | <0.01 | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 0.11 |
| 5 (1) | 5 (0) | 5 (1) | <0.01 | 5 (0) | 5 (1) | <0.01 |
| 5 (0) | 5 (1) | 5 (0) | <0.01 | 5 (0) | 5 (0) | 0.30 |
| 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 0.51 | 3 (3) | 3 (2) | 0.07 |
Gender | Location of the Center | ||||||
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Dimensions | Me (IQR) | Female | Male | p | Rural | Urban | p |
Social development | 5 (0.4) | 4.6 (1.2) | 5 (0.4) | <0.01 | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.4) | <0.01 |
Classroom climate | 3.75 (1.5) | 3.5 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 0.51 | 4.75 (0.5) | 3.25 (1.25) | <0.01 |
Training and resources | 3.83 (0.83) | 3.5 (0.83) | 3.83 (0.5) | 0.30 | 3.83 (0.83) | 4 (0.91) | 0.23 |
Performance | 3.33 (1) | 3 (0.67) | 3.66 (1.08) | <0.01 | 3.33 (0.33) | 4 (1.5) | <0.01 |
Responsibility | 3.509 (0.75) | 3.25 (0.75) | 3.5 (0.25) | 0.26 | 3.50 (0.75) | 3.5 (0.62) | 0.47 |
Dimensions | Experience |
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Social development | 0.01 |
Classroom climate | −0.14 * |
Training and resources | −0.02 |
Performance | 0.02 |
Responsibility | −0.50 ** |
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Rojo-Ramos, J.; González-Becerra, M.J.; Merellano-Navarro, E.; Gomez-Paniagua, S.; Adsuar, J.C. Analysis of the Attitude of Spanish Physical Education Teachers towards Students with Disabilities in Extremadura. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 5043. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095043
Rojo-Ramos J, González-Becerra MJ, Merellano-Navarro E, Gomez-Paniagua S, Adsuar JC. Analysis of the Attitude of Spanish Physical Education Teachers towards Students with Disabilities in Extremadura. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(9):5043. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095043
Chicago/Turabian StyleRojo-Ramos, Jorge, María José González-Becerra, Eugenio Merellano-Navarro, Santiago Gomez-Paniagua, and José Carmelo Adsuar. 2022. "Analysis of the Attitude of Spanish Physical Education Teachers towards Students with Disabilities in Extremadura" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 9: 5043. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095043