ERIC Number: EJ1222835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Education Intervention Using Para-Sports for Athletes with High Support Needs to Improve Attitudes towards Students with Disabilities in Physical Education
Pérez-Torralba, Alberto; Reina, Raúl; Pastor-Vicedo, Juan Carlos; González-Víllora, Sixto
European Journal of Special Needs Education, v34 n4 p455-468 2019
In this research, para-sports for athletes with high support needs are used to sensitise students towards disability in their Physical Education (PE) classes, aiming to: 1) explore the participants' attitudes towards disability and their previous contact with individuals with disabilities; and 2) know the short- and long-term effects of a Para-Sports Awareness Programme (PSAP) on attitudes towards disability. Totally, 88 participants in the sixth-grade of Spanish Primary Schools were divided into a control group (15 males, 30 females; mean age = 11.29, SD = 0.51), and an intervention group (20 males, 23 females; mean age = 11.51, SD = 0.59). The PSAP developed is based on boccia and goalball, including an education intervention in natural settings, comprising information, multimedia material and the simulation of physical and visual impairments. A questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and a Spanish version of the Children's Attitudes towards Integrated PE (CAIPE) questionnaire were used to assess students' attitudes towards disabilities in PE classes. After the PSAP, the intervention group demonstrated improved attitudes in all variables, with some statistically significant differences, such as concerning the "acceptance of adaptations in sports practice" (p < 0.01; d = 0.58). Therefore, the intervention proves the effectiveness of the applied PSAP in improving students' attitudes towards disabilities.
Descriptors: Intervention, Athletics, Student Athletes, Physical Education, Students with Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Special Education, Elementary Schools, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Attitude Change, Behavior Theories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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