Educational Work with Children with Special Needs: Experiences of Teachers from Sinj

U redovnim odgojno-obrazovnim ustanovama sve je više djece s posebnim potrebama pa je zato cilj ovoga istraživanja bio ispitati stavove učitelja razredne nastave o odgojno-obrazovnom radu s djecom s posebnim potrebama u gradu Sinju. U istraživanju, koje se provodilo tijekom školske godine 2021./2022, sudjelovalo je ukupno osam učiteljica razredne nastave. Za prikupljanje podataka odabran je polustrukturirani intervju. Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su da se učiteljice razredne nastave ispitane u ovom istraživanju osjećaju kompetentnima za rad s djecom s posebnim potrebama, ali ne u potpunosti zato što na fakultetu nisu stekle dovoljno znanja i zbog nedostatka stručnih usavršavanja. Većina učiteljica smatra kako bi se manjim razredom i većim brojem stručnih suradnika postigla bolja kvaliteta odgojno-obrazovnog procesa. Naglašavaju i važnost suradnje s roditeljima te pozitivne i podržavajuće atmosfere u razredu.There are more and more children with special needs in regular educational institutions, so the aim of this research was to examine the attitudes of primary school teachers about educational work with children with special needs in the city of Sinj. A total of eight classroom teachers participated in the research, which was conducted during the 2021/2022 school year. A semistructured interview was chosen for data collection. The obtained results showed that the primary school teachers surveyed in this research feel competent to work with children with special needs, but not completely because they did not acquire enough knowledge at university and due to a lack of professional training. Most teachers believe that a better quality of the educational process would be achieved with a smaller classroom and a larger number of professional associates. They also emphasize the importance of cooperation with parents and a positive and supportive atmosphere in the classroom