Readiness Of Special Education Teachers In The Implementation Of The Career Transition Program
Keywords:
Readiness, Special Education Teacher, Career Transition Program, Special Educational NeedsAbstract
The Career Transition Program (CTP) is a skills development and support program for Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to support the transition process to the world of work. The Special Education Teacher (SET) is the main pillar for implementing CTP. A survey study was conducted using a questionnaire with a cluster sampling technique from 185 SET in the Special Integration Education Program (SEIP) secondary schools in the State of Perak. The study aims to identify the level of readiness of SET in the implementation of CTP based on the demographic factor of teachers namely age. The ANOVA test found that there was a significant difference (p<.05) for knowledge (F(3,181)=6.058), skills (F(3,181)=5.779) and attitude (F(3,181)=5.549) in the implementation of CTP based on age. This shows that knowledge, skills and attitudes increase with age. It is suggested that collaboration related to CTP should be held between older teachers and younger teachers to reduce the gap in knowledge, skills and attitudes according to the age of the teacher. The implication is that all SETs need to continue to work hard and constantly improve their readiness to further increase the potential and abilities of SEN in facing the current challenges
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