Estudio sobre el cambio de actitudes hacia la discapacidad en clases de actividad física

Abstract

Within a school context, is intended to share the practice of a sport for visually impaired (goalbar) promotes the connection between personal conceptions about disability and beliefs attitudes facilitators thoughts and actions that generate more inclusive. Using an experimental methodology, has agreed to a sample of secondary school students (N = 132), all fellow students with visual impairment. With two measurement times (pretestposttest), administering questionnaires on changing attitudes and beliefs toward disability care. After the study has shown a significant change in attitudes and beliefs about shared spaces and experiences with visually impaired students. We found significant and positive correlations with variables related to staff self-conception (ability to control relationships, beliefs about the problem), attitudinal nuclei (personal involvement) and environments or moments of experience (providing generic conceptions about living and sharing with peers with disabilities) that create a framework for integration and acceptance if you act on it. © 2012: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.