Physical Education teacher competence for the inclusion of students with disabilities: an analysis

Abstract

The study is part of the competence perceived by physical education teachers themselves for the inclusion of primary schoolchildren with physical disabilities. The objective is to analyze the competence perceived by physical education teachers for the inclusion of primary schoolchildren with physical disabilities, in two municipalities in the central region of Cuba. The data come from a questionnaire completed by 40 physical education teachers from two municipalities in the Cuban central region (divided into two groups of 20). Theoretical and empirical methods were used, such as the survey; from the mathematical and/or statistical level, the empirical frequency distribution. The result of the investigation reflects the description of the self-perception of the teachers of both populations, in the three dimensions, with more favorable results for the municipality of Cabaiguán. It concludes with the most favorable self-perception of the teachers of the municipality of Cabaiguán, to carry out Specific Adaptations, issue instruction to peers and security in the process of inclusion of schoolchildren with disabilities in physical education class.