Abant İzzet Baysal UniversityDepartment of Special Education

Abant İzzet Baysal University

• Founded on July 3rd, 1992

• A foundation supported state university

The mission

to educate qualified human resource that will lay the foundations

of national development in regional borders where

industrialization and economic development increases rapidly

and to play an effective role in regional development.

The vision

to become a modern university which offers the society its

experience in research, education and teaching by mobilizing all

modern educational, teaching and technical opportunities to train

productive people who improve themselves spiritually, mentally

and physically.

Abant İzzet Baysal University

The structure of the Department

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Institutes Faculties

Faculty of Education

Department of Special

Education

Education of Mentally Disabled Program

Schools Vocational Schools

Application and Research

Centers

to train special education teachers who

• Have the quailities and skills for being a special

education teacher

• Give importance to the individual and ethical

values

• Are profiecient enough to imprıove the skills of the

students with disabilities

• Give importance to self-improvement

• Are sensitive to the cultural and social problems

Objective of the Program

• First accepted undergraduate students in 1994-1995

Educational Year

• 6 Assistant Professors, 1 instructor and 4 Research Assistent

• Offers undergraduate, MA and PhD programs

• 800 undergraduate, 50 MA and 1 PhD students graduated

since 1998-1999 Educational Year

• In current academic year, 2012-2013, 440 undergraduate,

20 MA and 4 PhD students are registered

• Scientific meetings, conferences, symposiums, seminars and

workshops are organized

Department of Special Education, AIBU

Our graduates can

• Work as a special education teacher at state

schools, other educational institutions, Guidance

Research Centers and Private rehabilitation

centers

• Continue to the MA program at the same

university or at other universities

• Expertise in special education and continue for

academic career.

Graduates of SE

Abant İzzet Baysal University

Anadolu University

Ankara University

Bülent Ecevit University

Dokuz Eylül University

Gazi University

İnönü University

İstanbul University

Karadeniz Technical University

Konya Necmettin Erbakan

University

Marmara University

Mustafa Kemal University

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Trakya University

Sakarya University

Departments of Special Education in Turkey

Education of the Mentally

Disabled

Education of the Hearing

Impaired

Education of the Visually

Impaired

Education of the Gifted Children

Programs

Special Education Schools in TurkeyType Specific for Level #

Vocational High School Hearing Imparied 3 12

Vocational High School Orthopedic Imparied

3 2

Special Education Vocational Training Centers

3 171

Special Education Vocational Training Centers

Visually Imparied 3 2

Special Education Vocational Training Centers

Mentally Disabled

3 102

Special Education Application Centers 1 219

Special Education Application Centers 2 216

The Number of Schools

Article Number: 573

Date of Issue: 6/6/1997

• Educational Programs

• Special Education Schools

• Special Educaion Institutions

• Special Education in other Schools and Institutions

• Vocational Training Centers for the Individuals with

Disabilities

• Instructional Programs

Legal Regulations for Special Education

In Special Education Programs

• Educational programs should be designed taking the educational

performances of the individuals into consideration; and the

objectives of the program are adapted for the individuals.

• The programs of the regular schools are implemented in special

education; however some modifications should be made.

• The purpose of special education is to help the students with

disabilities to continue their education at regular schools.

• The programs should prepare the individuals with disabilities for

the professional life considering the needs, interests and skills of

the individuals.

• The programs should be based on practice.

Educational Programs

• Schools are founded for the individuals who

needs special education.

• Special education classrooms can be founded

for the students with more than one disability.

• The educational programs for the students

with disabilities and their parents are

financially supported by the Ministry of

National Education.

Special Education Schools

Special education instutions can be founded in

order to

• provide education with the students with

disabilities,

• prepare them for the professional and vocational

life

• improve basic skills of the students with

disabilities who cannot benefit from the special

education schools.

Special Educaion Institutions

• The students who are able follow the educational

programs with their peers at regular schools can go

to the regular pre-school institutions, primary schools

and secondary schools.

• Self-contained (special) classrooms can be designed

for the students with disabilities and educational

materials are provided for them.

• Special education classroom can also be founded for

the students who needs special education at regular

schools.

Special Education in other Schools and Institutions

For the individuals with disabilities who completed

educational programs or who are over the age of compulsory

education, vocational courses can be organized in order to

• Develop their basic skills,

• Meeting their learning requirements,

• Helping them to adapt to the society,

• Preparing them for the professional life.

The number of participants should be at least 5 and at

maximum 10.

These courses are announced at least two months earlier.

Vocational Training Centers for the Individuals with Disabilities

• Regular / Vocational instructional programs are

implemented at Special Education schools and

classrooms.

• Some modifications can be made according to the

characteristics of the students.

• The content can be simplified, modified or enriched.

• Developmental programs for students’ communicative

skills and academic and social skills are planned.

• All instructional programs are prepared by the Ministry of

National Education.

Instructional Programs