Examining the opinions of school administrators on inclusive education

The aim of the research is to examine the opinions of school administrators on inclusive education. It was designed with one of the qualitative research methods, namely, the semi-structured interview method. 20 school administrators working in schools in Türkiye where inclusive education is implemented participated in the research. The data obtained from the participants were analyzed through the descriptive analysis technique. According to the results of the research, school administrators stated that support education services should be used and individualized education programs (IEPs) should be implemented properly in order to carry out inclusive education in an effective way. While it was pointed out that students with special needs are partially socially accepted by their peers, it was also revealed that there are students with special needs who face peer bullying. In addition, although school administrators considered the legal regulations regarding inclusive education as adequate, they found the teacher training on these regulations inadequate. Hence, it was observed that there has been a need for teacher professional training on inclusive education. Accordingly, what could be suggested is a special education teacher who would be supported in every school where inclusive education is provided