An Investigation Of Inclusion Students' Absenteeism From School
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the absenteeism status of inclusion students.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study group consisted of 25 secondary school teachers working in inclusive classes in public secondary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the central Edirne province in the 2023-2024 academic year. The study was created to use a case study, one of the qualitative research designs. The semi-structured interview technique was used to collect study data and the data obtained was analyzed using the content analysis method.
Findings: According to the results of the study, the teachers stated that inclusion students were mostly absent due to peer bullying and lack of familial attention, that these students had problems adapting to school and that the reason for this was that they had difficulty communicating with their friends, and that the problems in their friendship relationships were due to being excluded by their friends.
Highlights: According to the results obtained, teachers stated that family education and peer education to ensure that the situation of mainstreaming students is accepted by their friends are necessary for the solution of the absenteeism problems of mainstreaming students. Based on the study results, it is recommended that a multidimensional support education model be developed in cooperation with ministries, non-governmental organizations and relevant associations in order to prevent school absenteeism among inclusion students.
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