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Inclusion of students with disabilities in physical education classes: identifying difficulties, actions, and contents to provide training of teachers

When teachers are faced with students with disabilities in regular schools, their physical education classes do not run smoothly.Thus, this study aimed to identify the difficulties faced by physical education teachers as they include students with disabilities, and suggest actions and content based on these difficulties intending to promote teacher development. Seventeen physical education teachers who worked in schools from 1st to 5th grade participated in the study. They were divided into two groups: morning and afternoon. Three meetings for each group of teachers were conducted. In two of these meetings, information was collected through Focus Groups, and in another meeting, information was presented to the participants. Content analysis of the categorical type was carried out. From this analysis, categories emerged related to difficulties regarding: 1) training, 2) school administration issues, 3) the student 4) diagnosis; 5) family; 6) teaching resources; 7) teaching strategies; 8) Physical Education. Given the results, several proposals were suggested and content to improve the teachers' development. We concluded that when suggesting a program for training teachers of Physical Education focusing on inclusion, one must identify and acknowledge the difficulties that emerge, since the teachers reported that it was not enough to know what to do in order to include or to know what resources to select. There were other issues to consider, such as administrative issues, family issues or aspects related to how the school was structured.

Special Education; Physical Education; Difficulties; Teacher Development


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