“special Education” From Teacher And Parent's Perspective In The Covid-19 Pandemic Process

ABSTRACT

The study was conducted in order to examine the special education given during the Covid-19 pandemic, which suddenly became a global crisis, in line with the opinions of teachers and parents. Typical case study method, one of the qualitative research types, was used in the study. Within the scope of the research, 21 parents and 14 special education teachers who work in private education institutions affiliated to Afyonkarahisar Provincial Directorate of National Education were interviewed in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. In the study, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted to examine the opinions of special education teachers and parents of children with special needs regarding the education provided during the pandemic process. The data were collected between July and August 2020, by phone calls whenever available to teachers and parents. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data obtained. The results obtained from the study show that the education of children with special needs was negatively affected during the pandemic process. In order to eliminate these negativities, planning and making interventions at the level of teacher and parent can be recommended. © 2020. All Rights Reserved.