Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.37, sa.2, ss.701-718, 2022 (ESCI)
This research aimed to analyze the objectives of the Classroom Teaching Undergraduate Program in terms of gaining "individual differences and inclusive education", "multiculturalism" and "democratic values" by examining the primary teacher candidates' perceptions of competence related to differences in classroom and cultural intelligence. For this purpose, the study utilized descriptive and relational screening models. The data collected through a simultaneous mixed design model which combines the quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data of the study obtained through the scales of "Teacher Efficacy Scale for Class Diversity" and "Cultural Intelligence Scale" while the qualitative data acquired through document analysis. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively and qualitative data within the framework of "individual differences and inclusive education", "multiculturalism" and "gaining democratic values". The study revealed that classroom teacher candidates see themselves competent in multicultural classroom environments. The perceptions of classroom teacher candidates do not differ significantly according to the environment in which they are studying, and their foreign language proficiency. The results of the study also showed that there is a limited number of compulsory and elective courses and a limited number of objectives which aim to gain multiculturalism, democratic values, individual differences, and inclusive education in the primary teacher education program.