Sense of efficacy, beliefs and attitudes among college teachers with regard to the education of special needs students

The objective of this study is to examine the beliefs, attitudes and sense of efficacy of college teaching personnel with regard to the education of special needs students. Teachers (n = 237) working in five Quebec collegial institutions participated in data collection by answering two questionnaires: a first on beliefs and attitudes with regard to the education of special needs students (Duchesne, 2002) and a second on the sense of personal efficacy among cegep teachers (Menard et al., 2011). The questionnaires were administered in winter 2015 at five Quebec colleges. Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed. The results show that their sense of efficacy is high, that their general perception of human rights is positive, but that they admit to being rather neutral about the modalities of the exercise of the right to education of these special needs students and the institutional and personal responsibilities connected with these students.