Associations between attitudes toward inclusive education and teaching for creativity for Indonesian pre-service teachers

Soeharto S., Singh S. S., Afriyanti F.

THINKING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY, vol.51, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101469
  • Journal Name: THINKING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Psycinfo
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between pre-service teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education and teaching for creativity. The investigation was based on background factors, correlation, and regression between dimensions. The participants were 459 pre-service teachers from private and public universities across Indonesia. Data were collected using the Inclusive Education Scale and the Teaching for Creativity Scale (Indonesian version). The findings revealed no significant differences for all dimensions such as gender, age, and teaching experience. However, there were significant differences regarding university type in the dimensions of attitudes toward inclusive education and teaching for creativity, except for the rights of the child, the workload of the teacher, and student potential. Pearson correlation confirmed significant positive and negative correlations between the dimensions of attitudes toward inclusive education and teaching for creativity. The results of multiple linear regression analysis with the Stepwise method revealed that at least two dimensions of teaching for creativity had a significant impact on dimensions of teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education.