The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Impact of Demographic Variables in the Development of Prospective Teachers’ Efficacy Beliefs towards Inclusive Practices in the Context of Pakistan
Table 1: Analysis of Variance for variables significantly related to the Inclusive Practice mean scores
| Demographic Variable | n | M (SD) | F | p |
| I am training to teach in | ||||
| Elementary /Primary | 51 | 4.59 (0.32) | ||
| Secondary | 68 | 4.42 (0.48) | 59.68 | 0.000*** |
| Special education | 74 | 5.12 (0.36) | ||
| Nature of program | ||||
| B.Ed general Education | 66 | 4.44 (0.41) | 95.97 | 0.000*** |
| M.Ed general Education | 53 | 5.15 (0.38) | ||
| B.Ed special Education | 37 | 4.26 (0.39) | 35.45 | 0.000*** |
| M.Ed special Education | 38 | 4.80 (0.39) | ||
| Documented disability | ||||
| Yes | 11 | 4.35 (0.25) | 6.92 | 0.00** |
| No | 183 | 4.76 (0.51) | ||
| Level of training to teach students in inclusive classroom | ||||
| None | 98 | 4.50 (0.44) | ||
| Some | 67 | 4.86 (0.45) | 37.03 | 0.000*** |
| High | 29 | 5.25 (0.36) | ||
| Knowledge of local policies/legislation relevant to disable children | ||||
| None | 56 | 4.52 (0.47) | ||
| Poor | 18 | 4.49 (0.37) | ||
| Average | 66 | 4.80 (0.49) | 8.01 | 0.000*** |
| Good | 48 | 4.93 (0.49) | ||
| Very good | 6 | 5.20 (0.51) | ||
| Confidence in teaching studentswith disabilities | ||||
| Very low | 23 | 4.53 (0.41) | ||
| Low | 32 | 4.52 (0.49) | ||
| Average | 77 | 4.70 (0.46) | 9.17 | 0.000*** |
| High | 49 | 4.89 (0.48) | ||
| Very high | 13 | 5.29 (0.51) | ||
| Level of experience for teaching students with a disability | ||||
| Nil | 81 | 4.47 (0.41) | ||
| Some | 47 | 4.67 (0.48) | 42.95 | 0.000*** |
| High (at least 30 full days) | 66 | 5.11 (0.39) | ||
| *p<0.01, ***p<0.001 | ||||