Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION-EGITIMDE NITEL ARASTIRMALAR DERGISI, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.43-68, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi)
The main purpose of this action research was to examine the
process of the resource room (RR) application designed for the mainstreamed
primary school aged student with hearing impaired (SHI). The participants were
three mainstreamed fourth grade SHI, the researchers as the teacher of the RR,
advisor of this thesis project, the expert of education of HI education
teachers. The advisor and the expert secured the trustworthiness of the
research. The regular education teachers contributed the research efforts when
requested. The data were collected cyclically through videotaping actual
classroom interactions, audio taping the trustworthiness meetings, writing the
meeting reports, lesson plans and reflective research journals, the students’
artifactsand the documents. The problems and solution attempts faced during the
implementation phases of the RR were described by utilizing various data
collection and analysis techniques. The compiled data were critically analyzed
by the trustworthiness committee and the researcher during and after
theresearch effort. The activities implemented in the RR were designed
concerning the principles of effective RR programs suggested by the literature.
The implementations included the areas of Turkish Language Art, Science, Social
Study and Mathematics. Although various problems occurred before and during the
implementation process, this RR education effort conducted based on the action
research methodology created positive changes in the students. The students
were observed demonstrating improvements in their academic, communicative and
social skills. The research findings can be useful for developing overview for
the future RR programs for SHI in Turkey and abroad.