Study of readiness of teachers of inclusive institutions to work with children with complex developmental disabilities
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The article highlights the problem of the readiness of teachers of general secondary education institutions with inclusive education to work with children with complex developmental disorders. The research included three stages: preparatory, diagnostic, analytical. The main research method was a questionnaire. 30 teachers of general secondary education institutions with inclusive education took part in the ascertainment experiment. The results of the study showed that almost half of the interviewed teachers have a positive attitude towards the implementation of inclusive education. Most respondents believe that children with complex developmental disabilities are not eligible for inclusive education. About half of the respondents have relatively correct ideas about complex developmental disorders. Only a quarter of the respondents answered that all teams of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs take part in drawing up an individual development program. Teachers have partial ideas about adaptations and modifications, they do not know how to implement them in their work. Educators indicated the factors that prevent the quality implementation of inclusive education in the institution of general secondary education. Most of the interviewees indicated the expediency of training teachers to work in inclusive classes with the help of various forms of scientific and methodological work. The analysis of the results of the questionnaire indicates a significant deficit of the competencies of pedagogical workers in the field of inclusive education of children with complex developmental disorders. A promising direction of research is the development of measures, the implementation of which will contribute to the formation of the inclusive competence of teachers, and the writing of methodological recommendations for teachers on working with children with complex developmental disorders.
Authors: Olena Chopik, Veronica Gulko
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408118209