Paediatria Croatica, Vol. 60 No. 4, 2016.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2016.22
Metric characteristics of the Preschool Inclusion Questionnaire
Sanja Skočić Mihić
; Učiteljski fakultet u Rijeci, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Sveučilišna avenija 6, 51000 Rijeka
Snježana Sekušak Galešev
Sažetak
Literature data show the quality of preschool inclusion to depend on positive attitudes of preschool teachers toward inclusion of
kindergarten children with developmental disabilities and on their competence for work with inclusion groups. In Croatia, measuring
instruments to test teacher attitudes toward preschool inclusion are lacking. Therefore, the objective of the study was to develop
a measuring instrument intended for testing preschool teacher attitudes toward inclusion of kindergarten children and to determine
its metric characteristics. The study included 476 teachers working in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County kindergartens. The preschool
teacher attitudes toward preschool inclusion were tested by the Preschool Inclusion Questionnaire of bifactorial structure: 1) attitude
toward preschool inclusion; and 2) self-assessment of competence for work with children with developmental disabilities. Results of
the study as the fi rst one on the topic in Croatia showed the preschool teachers to foster positive attitude toward preschool inclusion,
while being indecisive in self-assessment of their personal competence for work with children with developmental disabilities, which
is consistent with international literature reports. The more positive attitude of kindergarten teachers toward preschool inclusion
was related to the higher level of self-perceived competence for work with children with disabilities, while the questionnaire total
score represented the teacher inclusion index. The results obtained by the questionnaire can be used to determine kindergarten
teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion; to introduce additional training and education of kindergarten teachers showing lower level of
inclusion competences; and to measure and evaluate programs of professional training to strengthen teacher competences for
work with children with disabilities in regular kindergarten groups.
Ključne riječi
child, preschool; surveys and questionnaires
Hrčak ID:
180886
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Datum izdavanja:
23.12.2016.
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