Challenges for teacher training in the key of inclusion

Abstract

This work is part of a research about teacher training needed to meet the diversity of students from an inclusive perspective. Teacher training programs must innovate in order to improve for the benefit of all, in addition to contemplating the inclusive approach so that it will lead to an improvement in the quality of teaching in the classroom. The main objective is to know the level of training of teachers in extended school day centers in vulnerable areas of Santo Domingo, in order to make proposals to guide training towards the creation of an innovative and inclusive culture. The data were collected through a questionnaire of closed questions, an in-depth interview and an observation script, applied to 29 participantes; the questionnaire is the central instrument, and the interview and observation script are the complementary ones. The data were analyzed following a mixed methodology, combining a quantitative and qualitative approach. The research had a descriptive approach based on random probability sampling. The main findings indicate that most teachers value innovation to improve the quality of the educational process in favor of inclusion; however, they have difficulty in their training, knowledge, skills and abilities to integrate it in the classroom. The discussion and conclusions allow us to make suggestions to guide teacher training in the key of inclusion based on a culture of innovation and educational improvement.