Determining the problems secondary school mathematics teachers with Syrian students and their attitudes towards them

This study was conducted in a survey model with the aim of examining the problems and attitudes experienced by secondary school mathematics teachers who have Syrian students in their classrooms in terms of various variables. The sample of the research consists of 100 secondary school mathematics teachers working in Hatay province in the 1st Term of the 2022- 2023 academic year, selected by a simple random method. "Demographic Information Form", "Refugee Student Attitude Scale" and "Problems Experienced by Classroom Teachers with Refugee Students in Their Classrooms Scale" were used as data collection tools in the research. The data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package Program for Social Science) 21.0 program. Descriptive statistical techniques such as frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test and ANOVA test were used. According to the results of the analysis, it was determined that the problems of the teachers participating in the research regarding refugee students were at a "medium level" and their attitudes were at a "good level". It was determined that the problem score averages showed a significant difference only by gender, and that female teachers had more problems than men. Attitude score averages showed significant differences according to gender, seniority and education for refugees; It was determined that there was no significant difference according to age, department, education level, position and number of students