Identifying the Problems Experienced by Parents of Children with Special Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor: Mehmet Yavuz, Burak Bozak, Evgin Cay, Müzeyyen Eldeniz Çetin
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: OPEN JOURNAL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 5:383-402
ISSN: 2560-5313
DOI: 10.32591/coas.ojer.0502.18383y
Popis: This study aims to determine the problems experienced by parents of children with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The phenomenological patterns technique, which is a qualitative research method, was used in the study. Ten parents with children with special needs who were affected by different types of disabilities were included in the study. The data in the research were collected using interview forms consisting of open-ended questions and a semi-structured interview technique. After the data obtained from the interviews were decoded, they were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique. At the end of the study, the findings of the problems experienced by parents of children with special needs during the epidemic, the problems they experienced with their children, and the problems and expectations related to the education of their children were discussed in detail within the framework of the literature.
Databáze: OpenAIRE