Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience
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2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Ethical Concerns
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Participants
2.4. Instruments
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Main Findings
4.2. Practical Implications
4.3. Limitations and Future Lines
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Categories | N | % |
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Sex | Men | 350 | 27.5 |
Women | 925 | 72.5 | |
Age (years) | Under 30 | 130 | 10.2 |
Between 31 and 40 | 385 | 30.2 | |
Between 41 and 50 | 428 | 33.6 | |
Over 50 | 332 | 26 | |
Educational stage | Early education | 221 | 17.3 |
Primary education | 605 | 47.5 | |
Secondary education | 449 | 35.2 |
Questions | Answers | ||
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Yes | No | ||
(1) Do you think that you were adequately prepared by your initial preparation to respond to the diversity of your students’ needs? | N (%) | 336 (26.4) | 939 (73.6) |
(2) Has ongoing preparation helped you to respond to the diversity of your students’ needs? | N (%) | 985 (77.3) | 290 (22.7) |
(3) Would you be willing to attend courses on IE? | N (%) | 1146 (89.9) | 129 (10.1) |
Dimensions | Years of Experience ρ (p) |
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(1) Diversity conception | −0.07 (0.006 **) |
(2) Methodology | 0.02 (0.466) |
(3) Supports | −0.14 (<0.001 **) |
(4) Community participation | −0.15 (<0.001 **) |
Dimensions | Age ρ (p) |
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(1) Diversity conception | −0.11 (<0.001 **) |
(2) Methodology | −0.03 (0.270) |
(3) Supports | −0.13 (<0.001 **) |
(4) Community participation | −0.16 (<0.001 **) |
Dimensions | Cronbach’s Alpha |
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(1) Diversity conception | 0.79 |
(2) Methodology | 0.93 |
(3) Supports | 0.77 |
(4) Community participation | 0.94 |
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Triviño-Amigo, N.; Barrios-Fernandez, S.; Mañanas-Iglesias, C.; Carlos-Vivas, J.; Mendoza-Muñoz, M.; Adsuar, J.C.; Acevedo-Duque, Á.; Rojo-Ramos, J. Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 5750. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095750
Triviño-Amigo N, Barrios-Fernandez S, Mañanas-Iglesias C, Carlos-Vivas J, Mendoza-Muñoz M, Adsuar JC, Acevedo-Duque Á, Rojo-Ramos J. Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(9):5750. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095750
Chicago/Turabian StyleTriviño-Amigo, Natalia, Sabina Barrios-Fernandez, Carlos Mañanas-Iglesias, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, María Mendoza-Muñoz, José Carmelo Adsuar, Ángel Acevedo-Duque, and Jorge Rojo-Ramos. 2022. "Spanish Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparation for Inclusive Education: The Relationship between Age and Years of Teaching Experience" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 9: 5750. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095750