Teachers’ self-efficacy and attitudes towards implementing inclusive education: adaptation of the DATIS, TAIS, and TEIP scales into Estonian
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https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2025.13.1.08Keywords:
attitudes towards implementing inclusive education, self-efficacy in inclusive practice, teachers, psychometricsAbstract
Et rakendada kaasavat haridust tõhusalt, tuleb mõtestada vajaminevat toetust ja parandada vajadusel hariduspraktikate kvaliteeti. Seepärast on oluline uurida ja hinnata õpetajate hoiakuid ja enesetõhusust. Eestis on kaasava haridusega seotud hoiakute ja enesetõhususe mõõtmiseks kasutatud mitmeid küsimustikke, kuid vajadus spetsiifiliselt kaasava hariduse rakendamise kontekstiks kohandatud mõõtevahendite järele püsib. Uuringus eestindati küsimustikud DATIS ja TEIP-SF, kasutades tagasitõlke meetodit. Seejärel rakendati uurivat ja kinnitavat faktoranalüüsi, et hinnata mõõtevahendite psühhomeetrilisi omadusi ja struktuurset valiidsust eesti keeles. Tulemuste põhjal selgus, et eestindatud uurimisinstrumentidel DATIS-EE ja TEIP-SF-EE on sobivad psühhomeetrilised omadused, et rakendada neid kaasava hariduse kontekstis ja hinnata õpetajate kaasava haridusega seotud hoiakuid ja uskumusi.
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