An assessment of special education professional development needs in Namibia .

• Authors: Morgan Chitiyo , Elizabeth M. Hughes , Simon G. Taukeni , Kristen M. Montgomery , George Chitiyo

Title variants

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OCENA POTRZEB DOTYCZĄCYCH ROZWOJU ZAWODOWEGO NAUCZYCIELI W ZAKRESIE KSZTAŁCENIA SPECJALNEGO W NAMIBII

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

W Namibii wiele dzieci niepełnosprawnych nie miało dostępu do kształcenia specjalnego. Ponieważ w kraju nauczycieli nie kształcono w zakresie edukacji specjalnej, tylko edukacji włączającej, w przygotowaniu pedagogów specjalnych istniały luki. Niniejsze badanie miało na celu ocenę aspektów potrzeb nauczycieli dotyczących rozwoju zawodowego w zakresie pracy z uczniem niepełnosprawnym, a także innych aspektów związanych z kształceniem specjalnym. Próba składała się ze 125 nauczycieli pracujących na różnych szczeblach edukacji: od edukacji przedszkolnej po szkołę średnią. Na potrzeby badania zastosowano kwestionariusz częściowo ustrukturyzowany z pytaniami otwartymi i zamkniętymi. Kwestionariusze wypełniali nauczyciele pracujący w sześciu regionach Namibii: Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Khomas oraz Kunene. W badaniu zdecydowana większość nauczycieli wskazała, że duże znaczenie ma dla nich rozwój zawodowy w zakresie pracy z uczniami niepełnosprawnymi. Ocenili także kilka zaproponowanych tematów jako istotne dla ich rozwoju zawodowego.

EN

Many children with disabilities in Namibia did not have access to special education. Since the country did not specifically prepare schoolteachers for special education, but for inclusive education, there was a gap in special education teacher-preparation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate aspects of the schoolteachers’ professional development needs related to teaching students with disabilities and other aspects of special education. The sample consisted of 125 schoolteachers who taught at different levels from preschool to secondary school. A semi-structured questionnaire, with open and close-ended questions, was used for the research. The Questionnaires were administered to schoolteachers across six regions of Namibia–Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Khomas and Kunene regions. Results suggested that a large majority of the schoolteachers indicated that it was important for them to have professional development on teaching students with disabilities and they rated several suggested topics as being important for their professional development.

Keywords

PL

edukacja specjalna; rozwój zawodowy w zakresie pracy z uczniami niepełnosprawnymi; dzieci z niepełnosprawnością w Namibii

EN

special education; professional development on teaching students with disabilities; children with disabilities in Namibia

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Człowiek - Niepełnosprawność - Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 3(33)
• Pages: 5-18

Contributors

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Morgan Chitiyo

• Duquesne University Canevin 103C 600 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15282

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Elizabeth M. Hughes

• Pennsylvania State University

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Simon G. Taukeni

• University of Namibia

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Kristen M. Montgomery

• Duquesne University

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George Chitiyo

• Tennessee Technological University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/17345537.1229115