Motivations for the Participation of Adults in Special Education – Training Programs (SETP)

Petros Orfanos

Abstract


Education of adults dominates nowadays, providing people with experience and responsibility with well-designed programs, such as those of specialization in special education. The motivations for participation appear in Psychology and Pedagogy as forces that coexist along with the cognitive process. They determine the intensity and duration of the effort to achieve the goals, and are directly related to learning, creating and developing social relationships. The present research study aims to investigate the motivations for participation of Secondary Education teachers in university specialization programs at SETP. The research was conducted with a Teacher Participation Scale, which is an adaptation of the Education Participation Scale (EPS). The findings demonstrate the ongoing need and high motivation for specialization of Greek teachers in the field of Special Education. In a society and an inclusive school that are constantly changing, teachers seek the specialization and enrichment of methods, through practical processes and teaching strategies, in order to be compatible with the school necessity.


Keywords


Participation, Motivations for participation, Specialization, Special Education-Training Programs.

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