CLASSROOM TEACHERS CANDIDATES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ATTENDING TEACHING MENTALLY DISABLED STUDENTS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME OPINIONS ABOUT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME
ZİHİNSEL ENGELLİLER ÖĞRETMENLİĞİ SERTİFİKA PROGRAMINA DEVAM EDEN ÖZEL EĞİTİM SINIF ÖĞRETMENİ ADAYLARININ SERTİFİKA PROGRAMLARININ İŞLEVSELLİĞİNE İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİ

Author : İbrahim COŞKUN -Övgü BOLDAN
Number of pages : 303-318

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to learn the teachers’ opinions about the functionality of the teaching mentally disabled students certificate programme and to put forward suggestions in accordance with verity. This research was brought into existence via content analysis and descriptive analysis patterns which are the methods of qualitative searching. In setting down the method, the sample itself and characteristics of the participants came into play. Qualitative method was found proper to analyse the association of the cause and result. With content analysis numerical data was collected and via descriptive analysis circumstance description was came into being. According to one or more answers participants gave, the frequency was determined and for each frequency percent values were set. In this research candidates’ of classroom teachers of special education who are attending teaching mentally disabled students certificate programme opinions about the functionality of the certificate programme were discussed and, the results of the verifications were evaluated. Collecting data tool which is developed in this research was composed of 8 questions. Sub- problems were set initially. And then questions suitable to sub- problems were developed, the functionality of the questions was at care,and 2 experts on this branch were consulted. After getting the experts’ confirmation , the participants of the sample group were asked to answer the questionnaire. The results were evaluated according to the answers given by the CSE teachers. CSE candidate teachers’ purpose of attending this programme and choosing this occupation is that there is nearly no chance of working in their own field. Many of the teachers stated that if there were any chance of working in their own branch, they wouldn’t choose CSE. Under these circumstances financial concern became the main concern naturally. The teachers who can’t get placed by the government chooose to work as CSE as an alternatif way to earn their living. On the other hand there are teachers who have interest on this area of education, teachers who want to improve their self abilities and teachers who want to change their branch into CSE without financial concern but with their own will. ‘ Sexual education lesson’ is also a sub-title should be put emphasis on as it cause candidate teachers’ concern levels to increase. Candidate teachers have statements about certificate programmes should contain sexual education l

Keywords

Special education, mentally disabled students, special education certificate programmes, training

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