EduPort 2019, 3(1):37-45 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/330.2019/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2019/3/37

The Influence of Teacher's Competences on Pupils' Attitudes towards People with Disabilities

Ladislav Zilcher1, Vlastimil Chytrý2, Barbora Lanková3
1 Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra speciální a sociální pedagogiky (Česká republika)
2 Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra preprimárního a primárního vzdělávání (Česká republika)
3 Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Centrum pro sociální inovace a inkluzi ve vzdělávání (Česká republika)

The article deals with a quasiexperimental designed research project implemented in the Czech Republic. The research was aimed at finding possible predictors of changes in attitudes of pupils in the upper elementary school towards people with disabilities. A total of 102 teachers and 1714 pupils participated in this quantitative study. The outcomes of the research open up different ways to modify pupils' attitudes towards people with disabilities. Admissions of a pupil with a disability into a mainstream class show the attitudes of classmates as a basic barrier. This research focuses on the possible combating of these barriers and on strategies for modifying pupils' attitudes in upper elementary schools.

Keywords: Attitudes, disability, inclusive education, teacher competence

Published: October 8, 2019  Show citation

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Zilcher L, Chytrý V, Lanková B. The Influence of Teacher's Competences on Pupils' Attitudes towards People with Disabilities. Online Journal of Primary and Preschool Education. 2019;3(1):37-45. doi: 10.21062/ujep/330.2019/a/2533-7106/OJPPE/2019/3/37.
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