Representations and Attitudes of teachers in front of Integration of children with Special Needs Education in the regular classroom

Authors

  • Ximena Damn Muñoz Universidad Católica de Temuco

Keywords:

Teacher representations, Attitudes, School integration

Abstract

The goals outlined in the study were: to describe the representations and teacher attitudes about school integration of children with special educational needs and to identify ways of relationship between teachers with children in the classroom common to this effect was questioned in teaching practices of 4 teachers in basic education Investigation Methodologically is qualitative whose design is the study of cases. Findings show that teachers demonstrate in their teaching attitudes of indifference, overprotection, low expectations and acceptance. The representations of teachers on children with special educational needs realize that persists even thinking of clinical rehabilitative model as the most appropriate for the learning needs of children.

Author Biography

Ximena Damn Muñoz, Universidad Católica de Temuco

Educadora Diferencial mención Trastornos en Audición y Lenguaje, Magíster en Educación con mención en evaluación. Candidata a Doctor en ciencias de la educación. Universidad de Extremadura España. Participación como co- investigadora en diversos proyectos del MINEDUC, entre ellos, “Evaluación del programa de mejoramiento de la calidad de las escuelas básicas de sectores pobres P-900; “Taller de Integración de las prácticas en Formación Inicial Docente; “Fortalecimiento y evaluación del desempeño docente de los estudiantes de prácticas iniciales y terminales”; Investigadora principal “Educación inclusiva ¿mito o realidad? FONIDE – MINEDUC.

Published

2008-05-15

How to Cite

Damn Muñoz, X. (2008). Representations and Attitudes of teachers in front of Integration of children with Special Needs Education in the regular classroom. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 3(1), 25–35. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucentral.cl/revistainclusiva/article/view/3_1_003

Most read articles by the same author(s)