Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.53745/bs.95.1.9

The Role of In-service and Pre-service Teachers’ Sentiments, Attitudes and Concerns in Relation to the Intention to Implement Inclusive Practices

Ivana Batarelo Kokić orcid.org/0000-0002-8830-6252 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Marijana Ćuk orcid.org/0009-0008-3315-0132 ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Petra Poljak ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia

Abstract

The success and completeness of inclusion in education depend on the extent to which society is sensitized to the need for inclusion, and the conditions for the inclusion of students with disabilities are guaranteed. Achieving this goal requires trained experts in the field of education. The paper presents the relationship between the sentiments, attitudes, and concerns about inclusive education and the intention to adopt inclusive practices of teachers working in elementary schools and student teachers. The research assumes that sentiments, attitudes, and concerns about inclusive education influence the intention to use individual aspects of inclusive practice, taking into account the working status (student or teacher), prior training on inclusion, and prior inclusive work experience. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine the relative contribution of sentiments, attitudes, and concerns towards inclusive education in relation to the intention to use individual aspects of inclusive practice. The results indicate that more positive attitudes towards inclusive education predict the intention to implement all aspects of inclusive education practice, while higher self-reported concerns and sentiments negatively influence inclusive education practice. In the hierarchical analyses conducted, demographic characteristics were not found to be statistically significant as predictors of the intention to implement different aspects of inclusive education practice.

Keywords

inclusive practice; inclusive education; teachers; student teachers; students with disabilities

Hrčak ID:

330358

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/330358

Publication date:

25.4.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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