Title :

Influence of Social Support on Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education

Author(s) :

Desombre, Caroline [Auteur]
Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Delaval, Marine [Auteur]
Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Jury, Mickaël [Auteur]

Journal title :

Frontiers in Psychology

Abbreviated title :

Front. Psychol.

Volume number :

12

Pages :

736535

Publisher :

Frontiers Media SA

Publication date :

2021-09-30

ISSN :

1664-1078

English keyword(s) :

attitude toward inclusive education
social support
teachers
students with SEN
school

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Education
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Psychologie

English abstract : [en]

Inclusive education is at the heart of educational policy world-wide. Teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education, which are often associated with the success of the policy, have been studied extensively. Various factors ...
Show more >Inclusive education is at the heart of educational policy world-wide. Teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education, which are often associated with the success of the policy, have been studied extensively. Various factors related to teachers, students with special educational needs (SEN) and different specific contexts have been identified. In the current study, we explored the influence of social support on teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education. In a pilot study implying teachers, we replicated, in the French context, previous results showing a correlational link between social support and attitudes toward inclusion. Specifically, we showed that the more social support they perceived with regard to their attempts to include students with SEN, the more positive the teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education. In an experiment involving 314 teachers we then explored the causal link between these variables. Results showed that highlighting the support teachers receive improves their attitudes in comparison with highlighting a lack of support or a control condition in which support is not mentioned. These studies show the importance of supporting inclusive education in the schools. This support can be provided in different ways (emotional, informational, instrumental, etc.) and by different actors (colleagues, supervisors).Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

• Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072

Research team(s) :

Education & Société

Submission date :

2022-04-29T14:53:34Z
2022-05-06T08:14:28Z