Views of the School Principals about the Inclusive Education and Practices

Abstract

School principals restructure the school to cope with social changes and needs, fulfill the functions of the school to meet the needs of the society and improve the social quality of the school by providing organizational effectiveness. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the views of the school administrators working at pre-school education institutions and at the primary and secondary schools about the inclusive education. This study is designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research approaches. The participants of the study are the school administrators working at pre-school education institutions and primary and secondary schools in Çankaya and Yenimahalle districts of Ankara. The data were collected using the “Semi-structured interview form” which was developed by the author. The findings of the study indicate that the opinions of the school principals about the inclusive education are generally positive. However, the suggestions of school principals should be taken into account about increasing teachers' knowledge and skills regarding the inclusive education and making objective and impartial educational evaluations and diagnoses.