- Türk Uygulamalı Sosyal Hizmet Dergisi
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- PERCEPTION OF THE TEACHERS REGARDING THE MAINSTREAMING (A SAMPLE REGARDING AREA SCANNING ON THE CITY...
PERCEPTION OF THE TEACHERS REGARDING THE MAINSTREAMING (A SAMPLE REGARDING AREA SCANNING ON THE CITY OF SAKARYA)
Authors : Hülya AKSAKAL KUC, Nesri GİRGİN, Mehmet ATASAYAR
Pages : 27-47
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Publication Date : 2019-06-27
Article Type : Research
Abstract :ABSTRACT In this research; the research subject is the perception of special education, thoughts and necessary equipment of the teachers that work in primary and secondary schools and having students with special needs in their classrooms in the city of Sakarya. The area of subject of the research is consisting of teachers who are working in primary and secondary schools in the city of Sakarya and having students with special needs in their classrooms. The sample group is consisting of 1170 teachers. The model of this research is descriptive survey model. In this research, Perception and Competency Scale for Special Education was being developed. Along with the scale for Validity and Reliability a personal information form of three questions was being used. Perception and Competency Scale for Special Education is a quintet of Likert scale and it is subject to scale construction and visual validity works. The application of the scale is conducted in virtual environment by the teachers in accordance with the provided instructions. In accordance with the answers of the teachers for the total of 15 questions in Perception and Competency Scale for Special Education and 3 questions that has been stated in the interview form; it was determined that whether the sample group had mainstream students and their perception and qualification levels on special education along with their gender, years in the occupation and whether are there any significant relationship between the perception and qualification levels. It has been determined that a significant relationship was found between the perception and qualifications levels of the teachers regarding the special education that are experienced between 15 to 20 years and more on the profession of being a teacher. The group with the least perception and qualification levels is the group that just have been started in the profession.Keywords : Mainstreaming, mainstream education, special needs student, teacher, qualification, scale