Examination of the Opinions of Mothers of Children with Visual Impairment about Special Education Services

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 223 - 252, 31.12.2023

Pelin Piştav Akmeşe , Necla Işıkdoğan Uğurlu , Nilay Kayhan

https://doi.org/10.47140/kusbder.1394226

Öz

Children with visual impairment, who are in the special needs group, must benefit from special education services according to the diagnosis and evaluation results as soon as possible. The cooperation of the family and service providers is a critical factor that increases success in benefiting from special education services in the early period. This study aims to examine the opinions of mothers of children with visual impairment in the early childhood period about special education services. 15 mothers were voluntarily included in the study designed in the qualitative research method. The data collected through semi-structured interviews between May and June in the spring semester of 2022 were analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the analysis, three main themes were obtained: Supporting development in the early period and special education services, Family and child's access to special education services, and Early communication skills of children with visual impairment. Mothers' suggestion that services for children with visual impairment and their families should be accessible and holistic is a remarkable finding. It has been seen that it is significant to plan special education services to include resources such as information, social, support, and material for families.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Early childhood, visual impairment, special education, family

Görme Yetersizliği Olan Çocuk Annelerinin Özel Eğitim Hizmetlerine İlişkin Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Özel gereksinimli grup içerisinde yer alan görme yetersizliği olan çocuklar, mümkün olan en erken zamanda tanı ve değerlendirme sonucuna göre eğitim hizmetlerinden yararlanmalıdır. Erken dönemde özel eğitim hizmetlerinden yararlanmada aile ve hizmet sağlayıcıların birlikte çalışması, başarıyı artıran kritik bir faktördür. Bu çalışmanın amacı erken çocukluk döneminde görme yetersizliği olan çocuk annelerinin özel eğitim hizmetlerine ilişkin görüşlerinin incelenmesidir. Nitel araştırma yönteminde desenlenen çalışmaya gönüllülük esasına dayalı, 15 anne dahil edilmiştir. Yarı yapılandırmış görüşmeler yoluyla 2022 bahar yarıyılında Mayıs-Haziran aralığında toplanan veriler, içerik analizi ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda Erken dönemde gelişimi destekleme ve özel eğitim hizmetleri, Aile ve çocuğun özel eğitim hizmetlerine erişimi, Görme yetersizliği olan çocukların erken dönem iletişim becerileri olmak üzere üç ana tema belirlenmiştir. Annelerin görme yetersizliği olan çocuklar ile ailelerine yönelik hizmetlerin erişilebilir ve bütüncül olması önerisi, dikkat çekici bir bulgudur. Özel eğitim hizmetlerinin ailelere bilgi, sosyal, destek, materyal desteği gibi kaynakları da içerecek şekilde planlanmasının önemli olduğu görülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Erken çocukluk, görme yetersizliği, özel eğitim, aile

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