Snapshot of inclusion at the university from the perspective of academic staff ( Visión global de la inclusión en la universidad desde la perspectiva del personal académico )

Abstract

Currently we find greater inclusion of people with functional diversity at university; however, the attitude and training of university professors is found to be the main barrier. The objective of this study is to analyse the inclusive processes that university professors carry out to meet the needs of students with functional diversity and to identify how the variables of gender and training influence their attitudes towards inclusion. We administered the ‘Diver-Form-Questionnaire on Diversity and University Education’ survey to 431 professors from the University of Jaén. The results show that the instructors implement inclusive educational processes in their teaching practice, although there are significant differences in their attitudes regarding gender and training when implementing these inclusive actions. The conclusions indicate that it is necessary to rethink their teacher training in order to move towards educational inclusion and diversity at university.