Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia

The concept and practices of inclusive education have been spreading worldwide for over two decades, pushing governments to adopt child-centered policies and consider basic school education as a fundamental human right for all children. This movement has created mixed attitudes and problematic perce...

Täydet tiedot

Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Alaverdyan, Vahan
Muut tekijät: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2018
Aiheet:
Linkit: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58635
_version_ 1826225747754221568
author Alaverdyan, Vahan
author2 Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta Faculty of Education and Psychology Kasvatustieteiden laitos Department of Education Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä
author_facet Alaverdyan, Vahan Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta Faculty of Education and Psychology Kasvatustieteiden laitos Department of Education Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä Alaverdyan, Vahan Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta Faculty of Education and Psychology Kasvatustieteiden laitos Department of Education Jyväskylän yliopisto University of Jyväskylä
author_sort Alaverdyan, Vahan
datasource_str_mv jyx
description The concept and practices of inclusive education have been spreading worldwide for over two decades, pushing governments to adopt child-centered policies and consider basic school education as a fundamental human right for all children. This movement has created mixed attitudes and problematic perceptions among teachers who have to teach children in special needs education. Transitioning from a dual school system to an inclusive one is an ongoing process in the Republic of Armenia and the aim of the current study is to understand the Armenian teachers’ overall attitudes towards inclusive education and their self-efficacy for inclusive practices. А quantitative study was conducted to understand teachers’ attitudes and self-efficacy towards inclusive education. The data was collected from 187 in-service teachers from 11 mainstream schools. The respondents completed a questionnaire on their Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns about Inclusive Education Revised (SACIE-R) scale (Forlin, Earle, Loreman & Sharma, 2011) and the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices (TEIP) scale (Sharma, Loreman, and Forlin, 2011). The analysis revealed that the Armenian teachers’ attitude formation depends on different factors. For example, the higher the level of the inclusive education training was, the more positive were the attitudes. Also, the teachers’ sentiments towards direct contact with children with disabilities were higher than concerns and attitudes. The data also indicated that the teachers’ level of concerns with including learners with disabilities in their classes was mostly dependent on how they felt about implementing the inclusive practices.
first_indexed 2019-08-19T08:21:20Z
format Pro gradu
free_online_boolean 1
fullrecord [{"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Savolainen, Hannu", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.author", "value": "Alaverdyan, Vahan", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "author", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.accessioned", "value": "2018-06-20T07:13:23Z", "language": null, "element": "date", "qualifier": "accessioned", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.available", "value": "2018-06-20T07:13:23Z", "language": null, "element": "date", "qualifier": "available", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.issued", "value": "2018", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "issued", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.uri", "value": "https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58635", "language": null, "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "uri", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.abstract", "value": "The concept and practices of inclusive education have been spreading worldwide for over two decades, pushing governments to adopt child-centered policies and consider basic school education as a fundamental human right for all children. This movement has created mixed attitudes and problematic perceptions among teachers who have to teach children in special needs education. Transitioning from a dual school system to an inclusive one is an ongoing process in the Republic of Armenia and the aim of the current study is to understand the Armenian teachers\u2019 overall attitudes towards inclusive education and their self-efficacy for inclusive practices.\n\u0410 quantitative study was conducted to understand teachers\u2019 attitudes and self-efficacy towards inclusive education. The data was collected from 187 in-service teachers from 11 mainstream schools. The respondents completed a questionnaire on their Sentiments, Attitudes, and Concerns about Inclusive Education Revised (SACIE-R) scale (Forlin, Earle, Loreman & Sharma, 2011) and the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices (TEIP) scale (Sharma, Loreman, and Forlin, 2011). \nThe analysis revealed that the Armenian teachers\u2019 attitude formation depends on different factors. For example, the higher the level of the inclusive education training was, the more positive were the attitudes. Also, the teachers\u2019 sentiments towards direct contact with children with disabilities were higher than concerns and attitudes. The data also indicated that the teachers\u2019 level of concerns with including learners with disabilities in their classes was mostly dependent on how they felt about implementing the inclusive practices.", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "abstract", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Submitted by Paivi Vuorio (paelvuor@jyu.fi) on 2018-06-20T07:13:23Z\nNo. of bitstreams: 0", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-20T07:13:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0\n Previous issue date: 2018", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.extent", "value": "44", "language": "", "element": "format", "qualifier": "extent", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.mimetype", "value": "application/pdf", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "mimetype", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.language.iso", "value": "eng", "language": null, "element": "language", "qualifier": "iso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights", "value": "In Copyright", "language": "en", "element": "rights", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "efficacy", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Armenia", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.title", "value": "Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia", "language": "", "element": "title", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type", "value": "master thesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.urn", "value": "URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201806203271", "language": "", "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "urn", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Pro gradu -tutkielma", "language": "fi", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Master\u2019s thesis", "language": "en", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Faculty of Education and Psychology", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Kasvatustieteiden laitos", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Department of Education", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopisto", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Master's Degree Programme in Education", "language": "fi", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Master's Degree Programme in Education", "language": "en", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "yvv.contractresearch.funding", "value": "0", "language": "", "element": "contractresearch", "qualifier": "funding", "schema": "yvv"}, {"key": "dc.type.coar", "value": "http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdcc", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "coar", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.accesslevel", "value": "openAccess", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "accesslevel", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.publication", "value": "masterThesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "publication", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.oppiainekoodi", "value": "102", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "oppiainekoodi", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "erityislapset", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "asenteet", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "koulutus", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "vammaiset", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "opettajat", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "inkluusio", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "uudistukset", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "children with special needs", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "attitudes", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "education and training", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "disabled people", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "teachers", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "inclusion", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "reforms", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.content", "value": "fulltext", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "content", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.url", "value": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "url", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.okm", "value": "G2", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "okm", "schema": "dc"}]
id jyx.123456789_58635
language eng
last_indexed 2025-02-18T10:54:51Z
main_date 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
main_date_str 2018
online_boolean 1
online_urls_str_mv {"url":"https:\/\/jyx.jyu.fi\/bitstreams\/0b242b05-0e91-4c36-a7c5-d92678173ac6\/download","text":"URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201806203271.pdf","source":"jyx","mediaType":"application\/pdf"}
publishDate 2018
record_format qdc
source_str_mv jyx
spellingShingle Alaverdyan, Vahan Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia efficacy Armenia Master's Degree Programme in Education 102 erityislapset asenteet koulutus vammaiset opettajat inkluusio uudistukset children with special needs attitudes education and training disabled people teachers inclusion reforms
title Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia
title_full Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia
title_fullStr Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia
title_full_unstemmed Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia
title_short Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia
title_sort understanding attitudes and self efficacy of in service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the republic of armenia
title_txtP Understanding attitudes and self-efficacy of in-service teachers and professionals towards inclusive education in the Republic of Armenia
topic efficacy Armenia Master's Degree Programme in Education 102 erityislapset asenteet koulutus vammaiset opettajat inkluusio uudistukset children with special needs attitudes education and training disabled people teachers inclusion reforms
topic_facet 102 Armenia Master's Degree Programme in Education asenteet attitudes children with special needs disabled people education and training efficacy erityislapset inclusion inkluusio koulutus opettajat reforms teachers uudistukset vammaiset
url https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58635 http://www.urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201806203271
work_keys_str_mv AT alaverdyanvahan understandingattitudesandselfefficacyofinserviceteachersandprofessionalstowardsi