Families of children with developmental disabilities during the emergency remote teaching

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Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi
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Families of children with developmental disabilities during the emergency remote teaching

Families of children with developmental disabilities during the emergency remote teaching

Authors : Ayşe Tunç Paftalı, Turgut Bahçalı

Pages : 205-226

Doi:10.33400/kuje.1615402

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Publication Date : 2025-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The education of individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) is interrupted during natural disasters such as pandemics, earthquakes, floods and fires, and they experience various problems in accessing education and services they need. During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face education was interrupted, and emergency remote teaching (ERT) was started. In this study, it was aimed to determine the views and experiences of families of children with DD regarding the ERT. For this purpose, phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The data were collected from nine parents through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed via content analysis. As a result of the analysis, eight themes were obtained. These themes are “Problems experienced during the ERT”, “The role of the family”, “Their needs”, “Activities offered”, The impact of remote teaching on children’s development”, “Psychological effects on the family”, and “Opinions on remote teaching and access”. Participant parents frequently stated that school closures caused a regression in the learning and development of children with DD. Parents stated that they encountered various problems such as class participation, adaptation, socialization during the ERT and that they undertook various tasks such as taking on the role of a teacher at home, adapting activities, behaviour management, providing reinforcement, and school-family cooperation. During the ERT, families\\\' needs related to childcare, remote teaching and resources emerged. Problems related to the ERT were discussed. Suggestions for implementation and future research on the remote teaching are presented.
Keywords : acil uzaktan eğitim, gelişimsel gerilik, aileler, fenomenolojik desen

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