ERIC Number: EJ1462162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-2355-5343
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Examining the Needs of Public Schools for Special Education
Firdes Çoban; Müyesser Ceylan
Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), v10 n2 p368-391 2023
The study aims to determine the needs of Public Schools for Special Education. It was carried out in a special education school in Istanbul in the 2020-2021 academic year. The data was collected with a Semi-Structured Interview Form in the Case Study design of the qualitative research method. The interviews, conducted on a voluntary basis, were analyzed using the Content Analysis method. The needs of the special education school were evaluated according to the opinions of the participants. The findings were classified under several headings such as special education teachers' professional competence and personal rights, students' educational needs and services offered to them, the location and structural condition of the school, the budget and financial needs of the school, the relations between the school and the family, the school and environment, and the school and the counseling and research centers (CRCs), the relations between the schools and the ministry regarding the needs of the school, and the expectations of the students' parents. Based on the findings obtained with the participation of not only special education teachers, but also school management and student parents who are supportive in the process; the needs of the special education school in terms of how a special education school should be in an education period, the needs of teachers and their professional gains, the necessity of school, classroom, equipment and material support suitable for students with special needs, transportation and shuttle services, expectations of student parents, meeting school expenses, school-family, school-environment and school-RAM Relationships were revealed in this research.
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Educational Needs, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Rights, Student Needs, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Family School Relationship, Educational Environment, Government Role, Parent Attitudes, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Resources, Foreign Countries
Indonesia University of Education. Jl. Mayor Abdurachman No. 211, Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45322, Indonesia. Web site: https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/mimbar/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Istanbul)
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