Encountered Problems by Parents Having Children Needing Special Education

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Published: Nov 20, 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18844/gjgc.v6i2.646

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Deniz Ozcan
Near East University, Education Faculty, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey * Deniz Ozcan. Tel.: +90 392 223 6464. E-mail address: deniz.ozcan@neu.edu.tr
Selda Katlav
Near East University, Education Faculty, North Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey

Abstract

This study aims to obtain problems encountered in special education in the direction of opinions of parents attending to Special Training and Rehabilitation Institution and develop solution suggestions compansating these problems. In the scope of study parents of 20 students were interviewed. Tha datas that were obtained as a result of qualitative semi-structured interview form, were analysed by descriptive analysis method. The participant parents were asked 7 questions about education period, physical conditions, difficulties they encountered regarding their children in the scope of relations of teachers with parents and managers and point of view of society. Most of the participants expressed problems such as most of the problems should be solved by top levels, training hours are insufficient and rejection of society.

 

Keywords: Special education, problems in special education, difficulties of parents

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Ozcan, D., & Katlav, S. (2016). Encountered Problems by Parents Having Children Needing Special Education. Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling in Schools: Current Perspectives, 6(2), 30–34. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjgc.v6i2.646
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