¿Es necesaria la formación del profesorado en metodologías inclusivas?

Abstract

The challenge the school must take up currently  is to combine school teaching activities with educational inclusion. Social and school inclusion has a key role in implementing efficient and inclusive educational policies and practices. However, a question should not be left unanswered: are teachers ready for this? Are methodologies and their techniques in line with these inclusive approaches? Or, on the contrary, is it necessary to have more training for generalist teachers? The aim of this paper is to investigate, through a questionnaire, these aspects. The results show the perception of 606 curricular and support teachers in high schools in the town of Messina. Data analysis reveals the need for a higher level of training and cooperation among teachers and at the same time points out statistically significant differences among teachers’ initial trainings in relation to response to diversity and their opinions about the benefits inclusion can have on learning, socio-affective environment and professional advancement.