Inclusive Practices for Students With Disabilities in Physical Education Classes: A Literature Review
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inclusion
educación física
discapacidad

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Inclusive Practices for Students With Disabilities in Physical Education Classes: A Literature Review. (2026). Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte, 21(69). https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v21i69.2408

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Las prácticas inclusivas en educación permiten garantizar el acceso, la participación y el aprendizaje de todos los estudiantes, promoviendo equidad y respeto a la diversidad. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar prácticas de inclusión de estudiantes con discapacidad en la educación física escolar internacional. Se utilizó
la metodología PRISMA que permitió la identificación de 43 artículos que cumplieron con los criterios de selección. Se utilizaron las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus y PubMed en donde se realizó una búsqueda con las palabras clave “educación física”, “discapacidad”, “inclusión” y “necesidades educativas especiales” entre los años 2015 y 2023. Se realizó una clasificación según dos dimensiones relacionadas con las prácticas inclusivas fuera del aula y dentro del aula de educación física. La identificación de dichas prácticas inclusivas y su categorización permiten un análisis de las diversas estrategias inclusivas reportadas en la literatura iluminando cuáles han sido los principales focos de interés en los últimos años: apoyo emocional, organización del espacio, apoyo pedagógico en la clase de educación física, proyecto educativo, políticas públicas y la formación inicial docente. Futuras investigaciones deberían dirigir esfuerzos hacia el involucramiento de padres y/o apoderados de estudiantes con discapacidades, así como también a la distinción individual de cada tipo de discapacidad presente en el alumnado en etapa escolar

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