Latin American Physical Educators' Intention to Teach Individuals With Disabilities

Adapt Phys Activ Q. 2016 Jul;33(3):213-32. doi: 10.1123/APAQ.2014-0167.

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze Latin American physical education (PE) teachers' intentions toward teaching students with disabilities.

Participants: 474 in-service PE teachers from 5 different Latin American countries.

Method: Descriptive survey. Data were collected using a modified version of the Physical Educators' Intention Toward Teaching Individuals With Disabilities Survey. Multiple-regression analysis showed significant differences in the attitudes of teachers by gender, the number of adapted-PE courses taken, and years of experience working with individuals with disabilities.

Results: The predictor variables had a significant impact on the participants' intentions toward teaching children with disabilities; however, the effects of these predictor variables differed between countries.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Attitude*
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Disabled Children / education*
  • Disabled Children / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Latin America
  • Male
  • Physical Education and Training*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires