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Teachers’ continuous training and inclusive education – A critical stance supported by teachers’ narratives

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  Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.26907/esd.20.2.02
  Volume Number: 20 | Issue Number: 2 | Pages: 12 - 22
  Published: June 2025
  Article Keyword(s): evidence-based knowledge, inclusive education, qualitative methodology, teachers’ continuous training, written narratives
  Article Author(s) - listed alphabetically: Marco Ferreira
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Placing students with diverse abilities, cultures and ethnicities in schools implies a critical look at teachers’ continuous training to ensure high-quality education for all learners. This study explores teachers’ continuous training and inclusive education. A qualitative study was conducted in Portugal and took on an exploratory form, emphasising the narratives of 58 participants. Data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire, allowing the respondents to answer spontaneously. The participants responded to questions about 1) inclusive pedagogical practices; 2) continuous teachers’ training offered for their professional development as inclusive educators; 3) main needs for continuing professional development in inclusive education; and 4) the sustainability of inclusive education. For data analysis, we adopted the procedures of the thematic analysis method. Two main themes and five subthemes were identified. The data revealed that inadequate teacher training has been delivered throughout the years, and this is a barrier to implementing inclusive education. Teachers reported that they neither know the theoretical foundations nor the pedagogical practices required to adapt the teaching methodologies for classes with a diverse cohort of students.

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E&SD publishes four print issues each year. It was established in June 2006

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Article Keywords

assessment bibliometric analysis blended learning communication competence Covid-19 creativity critical thinking distance learning education educational environment educational process educational standard evaluation foreign language future teachers higher education identity inclusive education lifelong learning model motivation multicultural education non-formal education pedagogy personality professional competence professional development professional orientation psychological safety quality quality of education reading comprehension reflection self-assessment self-development students teacher teacher education teacher professional development teachers teacher training training upbringing values

Article Authors

Albina R. Drozdikova-Zaripova Alena Hašková Andreja Istenic Starcic Andreja Istenič Anna I. Akhmetzyanova Anna Kobtseva Aydar Kalimullin Aydar M. Kalimullin Aydar Minimansurovich Kalimullin Balwant Singh Branka Radulović Daria Medvedeva Dinara Bisimbaeva Elena Ibragimova Evgeniya Shishova Evsyukova E.A. Fatemeh Khonamri Ian Menter Idiyatov I.E. Ilshat R. Gafurov Kadriya Shakirova Liliana Shakirova Lira V. Artishcheva Lyubov A. Kochemasova Martina Pavlikova Mourat Tchoshanov Musa Nushi Natalya N. Kalatskaya Nick Rushby Oksana Kozhevnikova Olga K. Evdokimova Rezeda M. Khusainova Roza A. Valeeva Roza Valeeva Rushby N.J Tatiana Baklashova Valerian Faritovich Gabdulchakov Venera Zakirova Vera K. Vlasova Vera Khotinets Vera Vlasova Violeta Rosanda Vsevolod V. Andreev Yulia Novgorodova Zdenka Gadušová

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