Validation of the Index for Inclusion Questionnaire for Parents of Non-University Education Students
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Fernández Archilla, José Antonio; Aguilar Parra, José Manuel; Álvarez Hernández, Joaquín Francisco; Luque de La Rosa, Antonio; Echeita, Gerardo; [et al.]Date
2020-05-06Abstract
The perspective from the parents of non-university students is essential in determining inclusive education in a school. The Index of Inclusion is one of the most widely used self-assessment tools and strategies to help teaching teams self-assess their political cultures and practices from the perspective of the values and principles of educational inclusion worldwide. For this reason, the present study intends to show evidence of validity of the Index for Inclusion questionnaire for parents of non-university education students, in a quantitative way, through a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). In this study, 108 fathers and 500 mothers took part, aged between 21 and 62 years (M = 43.59; SD = 6.64), whose children belonged to educational institutions throughout Spain. The results revealed adequate adjustment rates, showing invariant structure with respect to sex. The Index for Inclusion for families of non-university education students was shown to be a robust and adequate psychometr...
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inclusive education
attention to diversity
families
validation
factorial analysis