Teachers’ opinions about the problems in the special education classes during the distance education period

Uzaktan eğitim döneminde özel eğitim sınıflarında yaşanan sorunlara ilişkin öğretmen görüşleri

Abstract

The teachers' views on the problems observed in special education classes during the distance education process were summarized qualitatively through content analysis in the study. 17 special education teachers working voluntarily in different parts of Turkey formed the research group. The data of the research were collected with semi-structured online form questions and the case study method was used in compiling the obtained data. At the end of the study, the opinion that distance education is not efficient for special education students was frequently expressed by the teachers. In addition, it was stated that usage  or access of internet,technological infrastructure, the target audience's inability to focus and socialize in the virtual world, inequality of opportunity in education, and students, parents and even teachers were stuck in adapting to distance education in the first period of the epidemic. As a solution proposal, the thought that distance education is not a suitable way for special education and that it would be appropriate to follow the ways that take this situation into account, was expressed by special education teachers.