Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine teachers' views on collaboration in intervening in the problem behaviors of students with special needs in primary school classes where inclusion/integration practices are carried out. In line with this purpose, the research was conducted as a case study from qualitative research methods and was carried out as a holistic single case study. Purposive sampling method was used to determine the participants of the study. In this sense, 20 teachers who had students who were subjected to mainstreaming in the schools where they worked and who voluntarily participated in the research were included in the study. The data were collected through semi-structured interview questions. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the research, teachers' views on cooperation in intervening in the problem behaviors of students with special needs attending general education classes were grouped under four main themes. These themes are problem behaviors of students with special needs, needs related to problem behaviors of students with special needs, effects of collaboration, expectations and suggestions. At the end of the study, teachers stated that students exhibited problem behaviors in the classroom such as spitting, asking for the floor without raising their fingers, being violent towards their classmates and having crying spells. They also reported that most of the teachers did not have the knowledge and competencies to intervene in the problem behaviors of students with special needs, so collaboration would not be possible without this competence. Regarding the effects of collaboration, they mentioned preventing problem behaviors that harm the student and the class, ensuring the student's adaptation to the school culture, and ensuring cooperation among teachers. Finally, they expressed their expectations and suggestions regarding teacher-family cooperation, teacher-school administrator cooperation, school-university cooperation, family trainings and participation in cooperation.

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