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Article 2025 · 7 atıf

Inclusive education in primary education teacher training in Türkiye: An absent curriculum?

Hazir, Oguzhan, Harris, Richard

Özet

This study investigates the extent to which inclusive practices are embedded in the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programmes of primary education faculties in T & uuml;rkiye. It seeks to examine the multiple factors that come together to influence the approaches used by teacher educators in different departments. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12 teacher educators and 11 student teachers from three departments of primary education, selected through purposive sampling to ensure diversity in institutional contexts and snowball sampling to reach more participants. The results have indicated that there is a serious neglect of inclusive education in these ITT programmes, where many trainees reported minimal opportunities for practical experience with students with special educational needs and disabilities during their placements. This study provides recommendations on how the ITT curriculum can be redesigned to develop a more inclusive educational framework.

Anahtar Kelimeler
absent curriculum inclusive education initial teacher training primary education PRESERVICE TEACHERS PREPARING TEACHERS
WoS Kategorileri
Education, Special
Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Künye
Dergi
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Yıl
2025
Cilt
25
Sayı
4
Sayfa
688-700
ISSN
1471-3802
DOI
10.1111/1471-3802.70002
WoS UID
WOS:001432195700001
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