Development of Primary School Sports Trainers’ Inclusive Competences in Two Physical Education Programs: Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this research was: to compare the effectiveness of the two educational programs for the formation of inclusive competencies of future primary school teachers. The sample for this research consisted of 411 students of Rivne State University for the Humanities (51 males and 360 females) at the age of 19-20 years. 215 of them formed an experimental group. The research considers the importance of a special educational program in comparison with a university one for the formation of inclusive competence for future teachers working in a general secondary education institution with inclusive education courses included in it. Inclusive competence was assessed through an oral and written survey. The results showed that students who studied in a special educational program have achieved better results in the development of inclusive competence than students who studied in a university vocational training program at a higher education institution. This study proves that a special educational program provides future teachers with special competencies before they begin their future work in an inclusive environment at a general secondary education institution. Special education curriculum subjects could be integrated into higher education programs to enhance the capacity of future teachers to teach students with special needs in general secondary education.