TEACHER COMPETENCIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS : GREAT HOPE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

This study presents a description of teacher competence in special education programs at Exceptional Junior High Schools. The study also examined how the competencies possessed by graduates after completing the education program. So that it can be analyzed how the implications of teacher’s competence as a factor in achieving program objectives. Based on the results the adequacy of teacher competencies in the education program specifically correlates with the achievement of program objectives. The results of the study also show that graduates already have sufficient competence in terms of attitudes and knowledge but are still lacking in terms of skill.