Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Bangladeshi Government Primary School Teachers’ Training Needs for Inclusive Education

Bangladesh initiated inclusive education in state schools in 2010 and introduced reforms to the teacher education program in 2015 for its effective implementation. However, studies have found that the current teacher training is insufficient for government primary school teachers in Bangladesh. It is important to understand their needs to design more effective teacher training programs. This study developed a questionnaire to reveal Bangladeshi government primary school teachers’ training needs for inclusive education. Development of the questionnaire was conducted in three stages: For Phase 1, the domains of the teachers’ needs were identified; in Phase 2, domain items were developed and tested; and in Phase 3, the psychometric properties of the tool were examined for reliability and validity. This research mainly focuses on the results of the reliability and validity testing of the questionnaire. The questionnaire originally comprised 48 items within nine subscales. Eventually, 37 items were selected within eight subscales after validity and reliability testing demonstrated good reliability, internal consistency, and convergent validity. All but one of the subscales are distinct and unidimensional

Literature Review: Orientation and Mobility Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairment

The development of increasingly sophisticated technology is accompanied by the discovery of new assistive devices that should be accessible to all people, including the blind in order to maintain or improve functions so as to improve welfare. This study uses a literature review method with descriptive analysis by analyzing 20 articles. The purpose of this research is to examine more related to assistive technology for the blind in navigating indoors and outdoors including buildings and the accessibility of public services. The literature search was carried out through an electronic search for publications from ERIC, Researchgate, Spingerlink, Sage, Science Direct, Google Scholar and IEEE Xplore. The results of the study describe the use of various assistive technologies for the visually impaired related to navigation in spaces or buildings and even the wider environment as well as public services that are commonly accessed by the public. Furthermore, it is related to the existence of a brief description of the assistive technology developed and the benefits of the results of the development for users

インクルーシブ教育を推進するためのバングラデシュ公立学校教員に対する専門性向上研修の構成要素

内容の要約広島大学(Hiroshima University)博士(教育学)Doctor of Philosophy in Educationdoctora