THE ELEMENTS OF AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEACHERS

ABSTRACT

Inclusive education is the right which guarantees the attendance of all students, as well as their participation and also the possibility for them to progress, within the educational system. Throughout the following study we will take a brief look at this process, still in progress, dealing with the most relevant aspects with regards to legislation and literature relative to this subject. The main objective is to propose a scale of measurement of the level of inclusion and to know what are the fundamental aspects to carry out a true inclusion. The most novel aspect included in this study is related to the results of empirical research, which lends a scientific framework for this process. We propose a measurement scale for inclusive education (CSEI) which - taking into consideration the opinion of 133 teachers - includes 10 factors deemed to be essential in order to reach a reliable conclusion. Furthermore, using causal and linear regression models, we can illustrate the fact that knowledge relative to inclusion is more important than that knowledge relative to disability. Also, the improvement in measures for integration, as well as the correction of deficiencies in teaching, are fundamental aspects to consider in order to achieve inclusive education.

Keywords:
School inclusion; education; teachers