DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL BASED IN-SERVICE STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Abstract

Inclusion involves the education of all students, not just special education students. Inclusion assumes that all students should be educated in a general classroom in their neighborhood school and with peers of their age. The problem under study was the development of teachers for inclusion, through in-service staff development program. This study focused on the staff development in light of primary and secondary school students with Special Education Needs (SEN). SEN may be met in inclusive education perspective. This perspective is based on the principle that all children can be educated in the same, mainstream schools, regardless of their learning or other abilities. This study was further linked with in-service education of teachers as parts of total school improvement program as it is great need to prepare teachers and equip them according to SEN. The researcher focuses his attention on how to develop teachers in the light of these SEN in the regular class through in-service training program. The researcher has made an effort to design school based in-service training model according to SEN of teachers.