Raziye ERDEM, Ebru ÜNAY, Orhan ÇAKIROĞLU

COVID-19 Sürecinde Özel Eğitimde Uzaktan Eğitime Yönelik Ebeveynlerin Görüşleri

Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 sürecinde Türkiye'de özel eğitim alanındaki uzaktan eğitim uygulamalarının ebeveynlerin bakış açısından incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını özel eğitim sınıfında öğrenimine devam eden öğrencilerin gönüllü ebeveynleri oluşturmuştur. Katılımcıların çocukları hafif düzeyde zihinsel yetersizlik tanısı alan ve özel eğitim sınıflarında öğrenimine devam eden öğrencilerdir. Çalışma verileri yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği ile toplanmıştır. Bu kapsamda dokuz ebeveynle telefon aracılığıyla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya katılan ebeveynlerin COVID-19 salgını sürecinde uzaktan eğitim uygulamalarına yönelik görüşleri alınmıştır. Katılımcılarla görüşmeler sonucunda elde edilen veriler içerik analizi yapılarak kodlanmış ve elde edilen kodlar temalar altında sınıflandırılmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları ebeveynlerin uzaktan eğitim sürecinde güçlüklerle karşılaştıklarını ve desteğe ihtiyaç duyduklarını göstermiştir. Ayrıca ebeveynler yüz yüze eğitimi tercih ettiklerini vurgulamıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgular alanyazın doğrultusunda tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

COVID-19, uzaktan eğitim, ebeveyn, özel eğitim

Views of Parents About Distance Education in Special Education During COVID-19

The aim of this study is to examine the process of distance education applications in the field of special education in Turkey from the perspective of parents during COVID-19 of . The participants of the study were the voluntary parents of the students who continued their education in the special education classroom. The children of the participants are students who are diagnosed with mild intellectual disability and were placed in special education classes.Study data were collected by semi-structured interview technique. In this context, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine parents via phone. The opinions of the parents participating in the study regarding the distance education practices during the COVID- 19 outbreak were collected. The data obtained as a result of the interviews with the participants were coded by content analysis and the codes obtained were classified under themes. The findings of the study showed that the parents encountered difficulties in the distance education process and needed support. In addition, parents emphasized that they preferred face-to-face training. Findings obtained in the study were discussed in line with the literatüre.

Keywords:

COVID-19, distance education, parent, special education.,

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