ATTITUDES OF FINE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine attitudes of Fine Arts High School students (FAHL) towards individuals with special needs. In the study where survey model was used, the attitudes of Fine Arts High School students towards individuals with special needs were determined. In the study, “Multidimensional Attitude Scale for the Disabled” was used as data collection tool that developed by Yelpaze and Türküm (2018). The study was conducted with 97 students studying at Mersin Nevit Kodallı Fine Arts High School in 2018-2019 academic year. As a result of the study; there is no statistically significant difference between the variables such as department, class, presence of disabled person in the family/immediate environment, working status with disabled individual /individuals and attitudes of FAHL students towards individuals with special needs. It was found there was a significant difference between gender variable and attitudes of FAHL students towards individuals with special needs. This statically significant difference was found to be in favor of women participants.