ERIC Number: EJ1363398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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EISSN: EISSN-1554-5210
Online Preschool Inclusive Education in Turkey during the Pandemic
International Journal of Progressive Education, v18 n5 p164-177 2022
The main purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of preschool teachers who have inclusion students with special needs in their classrooms during distance education process carried out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, interviews were conducted with 10 preschool teachers who have inclusion students with special needs in their classrooms through online platforms. The findings obtained were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the interviews, preschool teachers stated that they still had problems in technological infrastructure and difficulties using the online teaching systems, the families of the inclusion students with special needs did not participate in the distance education process at a sufficient level, and this process negatively affected the social interactions of the students. In addition, all preschool teachers who participated in the study stated that the online preschool inclusive distance education process was not suitable for students with special needs. All data obtain from this study discussed and some implications were suggested according to literature.
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Inclusion, Special Needs Students, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Family Involvement, Social Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Attitudes
International Association of Educators. Available from: PEN Academic Publishing. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; e-mail: info@penpublishing.net; Web site: https://inased.org/ijpepi/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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