The aim of this study to explore prospective teachers attitudes towards mainstreaming practices in special education.The study was administered on 314 senior students studying at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Education. Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Scale (ATMS) and Personal Information Form were used in data collection.The grade of percentage,t- test and ANOVA was applied on data. At the end of the study, whether the attitudes of prospective teachers differed according to various demographic variables or not were examined. The results of the study show that the attitudes of prospective teachers towards inclusive education is generally positive and these attitudes differ according to various demographic variables. (The learning area, whether individual has information about the people who need speacial education or not, whether individual has chance to observe these people, whether individual has received the course of mainstream/speacial education or not)
Özet
Bu çalışmanın amacı öğretmen adaylarının özel eğitimde kaynaştırma uygulamalarına yönelik tutumlarını incelemektir. Araştırma, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi son sınıfa devam eden 314 öğrenci üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Veri toplamada “Entegrasyona Karşı Tutum Ölçeği (EKTÖ)” ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Verilere yüzdelik değer, t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonunda öğretmen adaylarının kaynaştırma eğitimine yönelik tutumlarının çeşitli demografik değişkenlere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğine bakılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular öğretmen adaylarının kaynaştırma eğitimine ilişkin tutumlarının genellikle olumlu olduğunu, bu tutumlarının çeşitli demografik değişkenlere (öğrenim görülen alan, özel eğitime ihtiyacı olan bireyler hakkında bilgi sahibi olup olmama, bu bireyleri gözleme şansı olup olmama, kaynaştırma/özel eğitim dersi alıp almama) göre anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir.
Anahtar Sözcükler: öğretmen adayları, özel eğitim, kaynaştırma eğitimi, tutum
AN INVESTIGATION OF TEACHER CANDIDATES’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS INCLUSIVE PRACTICES in SPECIAL EDUCATION
Abstract
The aim of this study to explore prospective teachers attitudes towards mainstreaming practices in special education.The study was administered on 314 senior students studying at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Education. Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Scale (ATMS) and Personal Information Form were used in data collection.The grade of percentage,t- test and ANOVA was applied on data. At the end of the study, whether the attitudes of prospective teachers differed according to various demographic variables or not were examined. The results of the study show that the attitudes of prospective teachers towards inclusive education is generally positive and these attitudes differ according to various demographic variables. (The learning area, whether individual has information about the people who need speacial education or not, whether individual has chance to observe these people, whether individual has received the course of mainstream/speacial education or not)
Key Words: prospective teacher, special education, mainstreaming, attitude
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | May 28, 2014 |
Published in Issue | Year 2014 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 |