Explorando el efecto del contacto y el deporte inclusivo en Educación Física en las actitudes hacia la discapacidad intelectual en estudiantes de secundaria

Programs to change attitudes towards disability have been used the practice of inclusive sport and contact with people with disabilities. Despite their presence in society, there are hardly any jobs in which contact with people with intellectual disabilities is used as a means to change attitudes toward disability. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a Physical Education program using inclusive sport and contact with people with intellectual disabilities on the attitudes of secondary school students towards disability. Eighty-three (N = 83) Compulsory Secondary Education students from two centers in Castilla - La Mancha (15.18 ± 0.89 years) were part of this study. The students' attitudes, before and after the intervention, were captured through the questionnaires "The Attitudes towards Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Physical Education" (AISDPE) and the "Attitude Scale for Students with Disability in Physical Education" (EAADEF). The results show that the group that carried out an inclusive sport and a visit to the workplaces of people with intellectual disabilities improves the cognitive dimension (Pre-test 2.84±0.64; Post-test: 2.67±0.81) in one of the two questionnaires of attitudes toward Physical Education disability used. It seems that an intimate contact, sharing experiences and sports with people with disabilities may improve the attitudes towards the disability of the secondary school students Los programas de cambio de actitudes hacia la discapacidad han venido utilizando, entre otros, la práctica de deporte inclusivo y el contacto con personas del colectivo de referencia. A pesar de su presencia en la sociedad, apenas existen trabajos en los que se emplee el contacto con personas con discapacidad intelectual como medio para cambiar las actitudes hacia la discapacidad. Este trabajo examina el efecto de un programa que utiliza el deporte inclusivo y el contacto con personas con discapacidad intelectual en las actitudes hacia la discapacidad de estudiantes de Secundaria durante las clases de Educación Física. Ochenta y tres estudiantes de ESO de dos centros de Castilla – La Mancha (15,18 ± 0,89 años) formaron parte de este estudio. Las actitudes de los alumnos, antes y después de la intervención, se registraron mediante los cuestionarios “The Attitudes towards Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Physical Education” (AISDPE) y la “Escala de Actitud hacia el Alumnado con Discapacidad en Educación Física” (EAADEF). Los