Examination of Special Education Teachers' Opinions on the Problems They Experience and the Solution of the Problems

Abstract

In this study, the problems experienced by special education teachers according to their opinions, the source of the problems and their expectations were tried to be revealed. In this study, which was conducted to identify the problems and expectations of special education teachers who work in the country and have an important place, it is aimed to improve the quality of special education by developing solution proposals.
 Eight school administrators, who work in schools of various types and levels in Aydın province, who were determined by criterion sampling and maximum diversity sampling, which are among the purposeful sampling methods, participated in this study, which is considered in the case study design, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The semi-structured interview form used in the research was shaped by the researchers as a result of the literature review. The data obtained by the face-to-face interview method were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that special education teachers mostly experienced problems with school management, teaching process, student parents, physical space and other field teachers.
 In this study, which is thought to make a significant contribution to increasing the quality of special education given in schools, within the framework of the data obtained, meeting the needs of teaching materials and equipment, providing seminars, courses and distance education services for parents, teachers and school administrators, and communication and communication of school administrators with other field teachers. Suggestions have been developed to carry out activities to increase interaction.