European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 7, 32-46 (2014) | DOI: 10.5507/euj.2014.009

SELF-EFFICACY OF PRE-SERVICE PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER TOWARD TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN GENERAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES IN SERBIA

Luka Jovanović, Martin Kudláček, Martin E. Block, Ivana Djordjević
1 Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium
2 Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
3 Department of Kinesiology, University of Virginia

The aim of this research is to determine the level of self-efficacy among students studying Sport and Physical Education at the three Universities in Serbia, toward teaching students with intellectual disabilities (ID), physical disabilities (PD) or visual impairment (VI) in GPE classes in Serbia. Participants were 120 students (75 males and 45 females) mean age ± 22.85at the last year at Faculty of Sport and Physical Education from University of Belgrade (UBG), University of Nis (UNI) and University of Novi Sad (UNS). Situational-specificSelf-Efficacy and PhysicalEducatorsScale (SE-PETE-D, Block, Hutzler, Barak&Klavina, 2013) was used to measure the self-efficacy of PE studentsas well additional information about previous courses and experiences had been provided by questionnaire. T-test indicated statistical differences considering gender at the UBG toward teaching students with ID (mean F= 3.95 while mean of male responses was 3.50; p=0.01) and at the UNI toward teaching students with VI (mean of F= 4.13, M= 3.47; p=0.03). Significant differences have been found among students‟ level of self-efficacy from three Universities toward teaching students with ID (F=8.76; p=0.00) and PD (F=5.03; p=0.01) in GPE classes in Serbia.

Keywords: selfefficacy of PE students, inclusion in general physical education, students with disabilities, adapted physical education

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Jovanović, L., Kudláček, M., Block, M.E., & Djordjević, I. (2014). SELF-EFFICACY OF PRE-SERVICE PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER TOWARD TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN GENERAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES IN SERBIA. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 7(2), 32-46. doi: 10.5507/euj.2014.009
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