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Otizmli çocukların tedavisinde en etkili yöntemin eğitim olduğu kabul edilmektedir. Bu nedenle öğretmenlerin konu hakkında bilgi sahibi olması çok önemlidir. Bu araştırma, idareci ve öğretmenlerin otizm farkındalık düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı türde olan bu araştırma, Mayıs-Haziran 2016 tarihleri arasında Aydın ili Efeler ilçesinde bulunan devlet ilkokulu ve bağımsız anaokullarında görevli 181 öğretmen ve idareci ile yapılmıştır. Veri toplamak için araştırmacılar tarafından katılımcıların otizm hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri ve demografik bilgilerini içeren anket formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan eğitimcilerin % 63’ü kadın, % 37’si erkek, % 85.1’inin lisans ve üstü eğitime sahip, yarıdan fazlası (%54.7) sınıf öğretmenliği mezunudur. Eğitimcilerin % 97.8’i otizmi daha önceden duyduğunu ve daha çok kitle iletişim araçlarından bilgi aldığını (% 65.2) belirtmiştir. Eğitimcilerin çalışma yılının, mezuniyet alanının, çocuk sahibi olmanın, kaynaştırma sınıfında görev almanın ve otistik çocuklarla çalışmanın bilgi ve görüşleri etkilediği bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Bu araştırmada, eğitimcilerin çoğunun otizm ile ilgili bir kısım bilgilerinin olduğu, ancak bu bilgileri daha çok kitle iletişim araçlarından öğrendikleri anlaşılmıştır.
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It is accepted that education is the most effective method in the treatment of children with autism. Therefore, it is very important for teachers to have knowledge about the subject. This research was conducted for the purpose of identifying educationalists’ awareness level of autism. The descriptive research was conducted with 181 educators who work in public primary schools and independent preschools in Efeler, Aydın, in May and June 2016. For the data collection, the researchers designed one questionnaire about the participants’ knowledge level concerning autism and another questionnaire about their demographic information. Among the participants, 63% were women, 37% were men, 85.1 % held a bachelor or graduate degree, and 54.7% held a teaching degree. Then, 97.8% of the educators stated that they had heard about autism, and 65.2% indicated that they usually received information about it from mass media. It was found that the educators’ profession, number of years working, having a child, working in an inclusive class, and working with children with autism affected their knowledge and views (p < 0.05). Most of the educators had knowledge about autism; however, they usually received the information from mass media.
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