Attitudes toward disability in higher education

Abstract

Objective. To Identify the attitudes of university professors towards disability.
Methodology. A quantitative study of a descriptive and cross-sectional nature, with an attitudinal
instrument (AIO) that measured actions, interests and opinions related to inclusive education. It was selected a sample of 70 teachers from the total population of the institution; using non-probabilistic sampling for convenience.
Results. The results suggest that older teachers and higher level of education have a better attitude towards the inclusion of their students, on the other hand, there are no significant differences, the women present a positive tendency towards inclusion attitudes; Similarly, the descriptive analysis allows us to infer that there are still prejudices that hinder inclusive education in higher education institutions.
Conclusion. It is expected that the conclusions reached in this study provide important elements to understand inclusive education in the current framework of higher education in Colombia.