In the last two years, the obligatory use of technologies due to the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the technostress suffered by education professionals. This study investigates the relationships between technostress and perceived organizational support and the influence of certain socio-demographic variables. An online survey was administered to 771 teachers working in different educational stages in various autonomous communities in Spain. Perceived organizational support was found to be significantly correlated with technostress. Women tend to experience more technostress in general and significant gender differences were also found in the dimension of anxiety. The analyzed data also suggest that perceived organizational support is higher in private schools. In urban centers, teachers’ technostress increases in higher educational stages, such as secondary education and baccalaureate. Further work is needed to develop school policies that address the needs of teachers and provide support for those at risk of technostress. In addition, there is a need to design coping strategies and prioritize the most at-risk sectors to improve their overall health and well-being.
The confinement experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rethink of the teaching–learning process to which teachers have responded without planning and instead used their resources. This study aimed to analyze the relationships between work–family interactions, technostress, and perceived organizational support in teachers during the confinement period in Spain that began in March 2020. An online survey was administered to 640 pre-school, primary, and secondary school teachers. Positive reciprocal work–family interactions and their relationship with organizational support were found, with differences according to gender, with women showing a more negative perception of the impact on the family. There were no marked levels of technostress in the overall sample, although higher levels of perceived ineffectiveness and skepticism were found in teachers aged 46 years or older. Teachers in private and subsidized schools showed a higher level of perceived support than those in public schools. There is a need to continue this work to verify the values of these dimensions in other contexts and to apply institutional measures and public policies to improve these indicators in this group.
This systematic review examines mental health in university students with disabilities, focusing on increasing prevalence and associated challenges. Following the PRISMA protocol for study selection and analysis, it aims to analyze problem prevalence and risk factors, explore support strategies and available resources, and identify gaps and areas for improvement in care and access to mental health services for disabled university students. This review includes 16 articles that met the established criteria. The findings reveal higher mental health issue prevalence in these students compared to non-disabled peers, highlighting the need for specific, tailored interventions. Improvement areas in general inclusion measures to prevent high-risk situations and intervention responses to discomfort and existing mental health problems are discussed. The importance of a holistic approach to ensure their overall well-being and academic success in an inclusive educational environment is emphasized.
El modelo educativo basado en la inclusión refleja las necesidades sociales y se basa en la educación de calidad para todos los alumnos y la atención de sus necesidades particulares. Los docentes juegan un papel crucial en el desarrollo de metodologías inclusivas y su actitud va a determinar en gran medida el éxito de dichas metodologías y del propio modelo inclusivo. Con el objetivo de conocer las actitudes hacia la inclusión educativa de alumnado con discapacidad en maestros de educación física de primaria y secundaria, se examinan datos provenientes de 72 docentes de esta área (60% hombres y 40% mujeres), que ejercen tanto en centros escolares públicos como privados en varias comunidades autónomas del estado español. Se ha utilizado un cuestionario para profesores de actitudes hacia los alumnos con necesidades educativas especiales derivadas de discapacidad. Los resultados muestran que los profesores presentan actitudes moderadamente positivas hacia la inclusión de alumnos con discapacidad. Se concluye la necesidad de optimizar la formación en materia de inclusión y la realización de programas de prácticas que incluyan contacto con el alumnado con discapacidad. The educational model based on inclusion reflects social needs and is based on quality education for all students and attention to their particular needs. Teachers play a crucial role in the development of inclusive methodologies and their attitude largely determines the success of these methodologies and the inclusive model itself. In order to assess physical education teachers’ attitudes toward educational inclusion of students with disabilities in primary and secondary education, data from 72 teachers in this area (60% men and 40% women), who work both in public and private schools in several autonomous communities of Spain, are examined. A questionnaire on teachers’ attitudes towards students with special educational needs derived from disability was used. The results show that teachers have moderately positive attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities. The need to optimize training in inclusion and the realization of practical programs that include contact with students with disabilities is concluded.
Las actitudes hacia las personas con discapacidad constituyen una cuestión de interés científico y social. El presente estudio tiene como objetivos: (a) conocer cómo son las actitudes de docentes, familiares, profesionales, universitarios e iguales hacia las personas con discapacidad y detectar las variables que influyen en dichas actitudes; (b) examinar las características de los instrumentos utilizados para evaluar dichas actitudes y (c) analizar los programas de cambio de actitudes hacia la discapacidad implementados. Se ha realizado una revisión de la literatura científica consultando las bases de datos Psicodoc, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Dialnet, PubMed, Scopus, Scielo y Google Scholar. Un total de 47 artículos cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Los colectivos estudiados presentan, en general, actitudes negativas hacia las personas con discapacidad. Las variables que determinan estas actitudes son variadas (género, edad, contacto con personas con discapacidad), aunque los resultados acerca de su influencia no son consistentes. Se discute la necesidad de desarrollar instrumentos de evaluación adaptados a los distintos tipos de discapacidad, así como la de implementar programas de cambio de actitudes que permitan modificar y disminuir las actitudes negativas.
El aprendizaje cooperativo es una metodología docente con gran aceptación actualmente. Esta revisión sistemática tiene como principal objetivo aportar datos sobre la evidencia científica publicada relativa a cómo el aprendizaje cooperativo facilita la inclusión de estudiantes que presentan necesidades educativas. Se plantea una búsqueda sistemática siguiendo el método PRISMA. Se exponen el volumen y tipo de publicaciones, las áreas temáticas de estudio, la metodología y el tipo de muestra utilizada. Se concluye que ante la escasez de publicaciones que abordan la inclusión de estudiantes con necesidades educativas y que incluyan en las muestras a estos colectivos, es necesario desarrollar líneas de investigación que demuestren que esta metodología favorece la inclusión en atención a la diversidad en el aula, como evidencia de aplicación y no solo como premisa de partida teórica.