Inclusive universities: attitudes towards disability and enjoyment in an adapted sports program
Inclusive universities: attitudes towards disability and enjoyment in an adapted sports program
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584222403071
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Palavras-chave: Educación física; aceptación; autonomía; integración
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Keywords: Physical education; acceptance; autonomy; integration.
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Abstract:
It is essential that future teachers consider the type of inclusive Physical Education that they want to teach to students, conceiving the potential it has in affective, motivational and social insertion aspects. The objective of the present study was to analyze the attitudes of university students towards students with intellectual disabilities and the enjoyment of university students after the implementation of an adapted sports program. 47 students participated, of which 23 were students of the Physical Education major in the Primary Education degree, and 24 were students of a Program for socio-labor insertion for people with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities. The instruments used were the Inventory of Attitudes towards People with Disabilities (IAPD) and the Physical Activity Enjoyment Measurement Scale (PACES). A single-group retrospective ex post facto design was planned. The results showed that, at older ages, university students presented more positive feelings and emotions and greater support and acceptance towards people with disabilities. However, the age of the university students was negatively related to the perception of autonomy as well as the integration of people with intellectual disabilities. Regarding the variable enjoyment of physical activity, it was negatively correlated with the age of the university students, although a very weak and non-significant trend was observed. The results of the present study suggest that the more contact with people with disabilities at early stages, such as university, would improve attitudes towards disability and enjoyment of inclusive practice.
- Pilar Vílchez Conesa
- Elisa Isabel