Perceptions of Turkish Preschool Teachers’ about Their Roles within the Context of Inclusive Education

The roles and responsibilities of preschool teachers are principal factors in the success of inclusive practices. Teachers should be aware of their roles and act accordingly in order to be effective in inclusive settings. The aim of this study is to evaluate preschool teachers’ perceptions of their...

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Main Authors:	Mehmet Seckin Gezer, Veysel Aksoy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education 2019-07-01
Series:	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
Subjects:	inclusion preschool teachers role perception
Online Access:	https://www.int-jecse.net/index.php/ijecse/article/view/138

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spelling	doaj-6e260ea227dd40dc9d86dbfe03216f3f2020-11-25T03:31:49ZengInternational Journal of Early Childhood Special EducationInternational Journal of Early Childhood Special Education1308-55812019-07-01111314210.20489/intjecse.583541138Perceptions of Turkish Preschool Teachers’ about Their Roles within the Context of Inclusive EducationMehmet Seckin Gezer0Veysel Aksoy1Anadolu UniversityAnadolu UniversityThe roles and responsibilities of preschool teachers are principal factors in the success of inclusive practices. Teachers should be aware of their roles and act accordingly in order to be effective in inclusive settings. The aim of this study is to evaluate preschool teachers’ perceptions of their roles within the context of inclusion education. The participants were 19 preschool teachers with students with disabilities in their inclusive classrooms. Based on semi-structured interviews with the teachers, their role perceptions are discussed under six themes. Teachers are aware of some, but not all of their roles and responsibilities required of them by the relevant special law. They have significant deficiencies in knowledge and strategies necessary to adequately fulfill their legallydefined roles.https://www.int-jecse.net/index.php/ijecse/article/view/138inclusionpreschool teachersrole perception
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title	Perceptions of Turkish Preschool Teachers’ about Their Roles within the Context of Inclusive Education
title_short	Perceptions of Turkish Preschool Teachers’ about Their Roles within the Context of Inclusive Education
title_full	Perceptions of Turkish Preschool Teachers’ about Their Roles within the Context of Inclusive Education
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publisher	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
series	International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
issn	1308-5581
publishDate	2019-07-01
description	The roles and responsibilities of preschool teachers are principal factors in the success of inclusive practices. Teachers should be aware of their roles and act accordingly in order to be effective in inclusive settings. The aim of this study is to evaluate preschool teachers’ perceptions of their roles within the context of inclusion education. The participants were 19 preschool teachers with students with disabilities in their inclusive classrooms. Based on semi-structured interviews with the teachers, their role perceptions are discussed under six themes. Teachers are aware of some, but not all of their roles and responsibilities required of them by the relevant special law. They have significant deficiencies in knowledge and strategies necessary to adequately fulfill their legallydefined roles.
topic	inclusion preschool teachers role perception
url	https://www.int-jecse.net/index.php/ijecse/article/view/138
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Perceptions of Turkish Preschool Teachers’ about Their Roles within the Context of Inclusive Education

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