The Effect of an Adapted Physical Activity Intervention Program on Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers’ Self-Efficacy towards Inclusion in Saudi Arabia

Majed M. Alhumaid, Selina Khoo and Tânia Bastos
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Majed M. Alhumaid: Department of Physical Education, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Selina Khoo: Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Tânia Bastos: Centre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Self-efficacy of pre-service physical education (PE) teachers is an effective predictor of successful inclusion of students with disabilities. However, physical disability is one of the most challenging disabilities to include in PE settings. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a 6-week intervention program on the self-efficacy of Saudi pre-service PE teachers towards including students with physical disabilities in general PE classes. Two groups of pre-service PE teachers (35 each in the experimental and control groups; mean age: 22.69 ± 1.17 years) enrolled in two universities in Saudi Arabia were recruited into this study. Self-efficacy was measured before and after the intervention program using the Arabic version of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Physical Education Teacher Education Majors toward Children with Disabilities (SE-PETE-D). One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that a significant improvement in self-efficacy was demonstrated for the experimental group after participation in the intervention program compared to the control group ( p < 0.001, ηp 2 = 0.53, large). The results support the systematic implementation of this type of intervention program as an integral part of physical education teacher education programs.

Keywords: physical disability; inclusive physical education; students with disabilities; pre-service teacher; adapted physical education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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