ERIC Number: EJ1433199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
EISSN: EISSN-1573-7608
University Teaching Skills in ICT and Disability. The Case of the Autonomous Community of Madrid
Pedro Román-Graván; José Fernández-Cerero; Marta Montenegro-Rueda; Miguel María Reyes-Rebollo
Education and Information Technologies, v29 n10 p12653-12676 2024
Teachers must be prepared to serve all learners, regardless of their abilities or needs in this information and communication society. This implies developing the necessary competences to provide inclusive education to all students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the opinion of university teachers in the Autonomous Community of Madrid on their training in the use of technologies to support students with disabilities. To carry out this research, a descriptive approach combining both quantitative and qualitative methods was used. The final sample consisted of 106 university teachers (information collected through questionnaires) and 8 professionals from ICT Production Resource Centres and Services for People with Disabilities in the respective universities (information collected through interviews). Two data collection instruments were used: an ad-hoc questionnaire as a data collection instrument, and a semi-structured interview. The results of the study showed that university teachers have a low level of competence in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to support students with disabilities. The lack of teacher training negatively affects the inclusion process in university education institutions. Higher education institutions need to promote the training of teachers in the use of technologies to cater for diversity.
Descriptors: Inclusion, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Competencies, Technological Literacy, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Madrid)
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