Measuring the use of inclusive practices among pre-service educators: A multi-national study

The inclusion of all learners in mainstream classrooms is an objective for schools internationally. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the newly developed Inclusive Practices Scale (IPS) to determine if the intention to use inclusive practices could be predicted from participants' attitudes and efficacy scores. Participants included 390 pre-service educators from four countries (Australia, India, Canada, and Hong Kong). Results suggest that the IPS is both a reliable and valid instrument, with teaching efficacy the strongest predictor of inclusive practice intentions. The IPS could be a meaningful tool in determining pre-service and in-service educators’ intentions to use inclusive practices. •The study reports development of a new scale to measure use of inclusive practices by teachers.•Teaching efficacy was the strongest predictor of participants' use of inclusive practices for all institutions except India.•Attitude did not contribute much in explaining the use of inclusive practices.