Nazdar Abas; Omar Abbas
Abstract
Education system development has been the worlds concern in the last decades, especially about including children with special needs in regular schools “Inclusion”. ...
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Education system development has been the worlds concern in the last decades, especially about including children with special needs in regular schools “Inclusion”. Iraq and Kurdistan Region have been subjected to wars, crises and conflicts for decades; the more recent was the ISIS invasion to Iraq and Kurdistan Region in 2014. After since, education system has gone under a lot of pressure; children are being affected by the conflicts and have limited access to education. The current study aims to assess the needs and challenges of applying Inclusive Education in Iraq and Kurdistan Region from teachers perspectives whom have participate in a conference about (Inclusive Education) in Germany in summer 2019. A qualitative purposeful study design has been used; the data were collected by using Google Form online, a purposive sampling was used and it composed of fifteen participants out of thirty. Descriptive statistics and inductive analysis method has been used for data analysis. The participants have listed many challenges: lack of awareness, unqualified teachers, inappropriate school buildings, and difficulty obtained teaching materials. In addition, many solutions such as providing training courses, orientation program, structuring new curriculum for special needs, and convincing decision makers to support the project. The study recommends future studies and researches on different groups to get better understanding of the needs and the challenges, excessive training courses for teachers and starting Inclusive Education as soon as possible to include children with special needs and disabilities in Iraq and Kurdistan Region.
