Attitudes of Church School Pupils Towards Inclusion for Pupil with Physical Disability in Physical and Sports Education Cover Image

Postoje žiakov cirkevnej školy k inklúzii žiaka s telesným postihnutím do vyučovania telesnej a športovej výchovy
Attitudes of Church School Pupils Towards Inclusion for Pupil with Physical Disability in Physical and Sports Education

Author(s): Patrícia Skovajsová, Dagmar Nemček, Tomáš Jamriško, Ambróz Jamriško
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Inclusive physical and sport education; Intact pupils; Wheelchair pupil; Gender; Grade-level; Out-of-school experience; In-school experience; Type of school

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to analyse the attitudes of pupils of a church school towards the inclusion of a pupil with a physical disability in physical and sport education (PSE) and to compare in terms of gender, grade-level, in-school and out-of-school experiences, and type of school. The research sample consisted of 156 pupils attending the Piarist Combined School of František Hanák in Prievidza. In collecting the research data, we were inspired by a standardized diagnostic tool, the CAIPE-R. Pupils of a church school are aware that the presence of pupil with physical disability can negatively affect the flow of the PSE lessons. The highest level of positive attitude was shown by the pupils in full acceptance of a pupil in a wheelchair in the PSE class. Girls are significantly more likely to perceive inclusive PSE as an important to integrate a pupil with physical disability for his/her successful integration into society. Pupils of the lower grade-level (6th and 7th) are significantly more inclined to believe that the inclusion of a wheelchair pupil in PSE lessons can in no way disrupt the flow of the lesson, and that inclusive PSE is important for the pupil's successful integration into society. Pupils who have out-of-school experience of a person with physical disability are significantly more positive about the inclusion of a pupil in a wheelchair in the areas of wheelchair pupil acceptance by classmates, common goals achievement, and higher success rates of inclusion in society. Pupils with in-school experience declare a significantly more positive attitude in the success of learning motor skills acquisition in inclusive PSE. No differences in attitudes were showed in terms of the type of school.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2022
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 23-38
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English