The Perception of Parents and Teachers Towards the Implementation of Pre-Primary Inclusive Education In Southern Zone of Tigray At Woreda Raya Alamata Timuga Governmental School.
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2023-09
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The overall objective of this study was to examine the Perception of Parents and Teachers towards the Implementation of pre primary Inclusive Education at woreda Raya Alamata. In spite of the expected benefits of inclusion, studies were rarely conducted concerning the perception of PTA towards the implementation of pre primary inclusive education in the study area. This paper studied on the perception of PTA towards the implementation of pre primary inclusive education. It explored significance of perceptions, factors that might be affect teachers’experiances, teachers’ role and training in an inclusive setting and challenges of inclusive education. Teachers’ and parents’ perceptions were found to be influenced by the nature and severity of the disabling condition, training of the teacher, experience, gender and availability of support. The study used qualitative research methodology. The target population of this study were parents and teachers who were working in the implementation of pre primary inclusive education program in the study area. The study sampled 20 respondents who were selected through prposive sampling technique such as parents, teachers special needs expert, woreda educational expert and principals of the sampled school. The researcher employed both primary and secondary sources of data and data was collected using Key informant Interview, FGD. The qualitative data was analyzed and interpreted through thematic analysis. The results of this study discovered that parents, educational professionals such as teachers, principals, special needs experts and woreda education office expert who had received some form of training in inclusive education had positive perception whereas the untrained teachers and parents had negative perception towards the implementation of pre primary inclusive education. The study concluded that the educational professionals and parents’ who have positive perception towards children with special educational needs is essential to build an inclusive learning environment whereas who have negative attitude delays the implementation of pre primary inclusive education practices in the governmental school.
Key words: Perception, PTA, Implementation, Inclusive Education, Governmental school, Alamata