Summary


AN ANALYSIS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PRECESS BASED ON THE PARENTAL VIEWS

It is important to determine the problems of the children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) during the pandemic process based on the views of their parents. Because the parents are the closest persons to these children. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to examine the problems experienced by children with Cerebral Palsy, who attend the preschool education during the Covid 19 pandemic process due to the importance of early childhood special education based on the views of the parents. This study was designed as a basic qualitative research. The snowball sampling method was used to select the participants of the study. The data of the study were collected through a semi-structured interview form. MAXQDA 2020 qualitative data analysis program was used in the analysis of the data. The findings of the study reveal that the distance education process negatively affects the lives of children with cerebral palsy. Therefore, it is necessary to plan the education and rehabilitation services of children with cerebral palsy in the distance education process, to emphasize home-based educational activities and to meet the social and psychological needs of their parents.



Keywords

Cerebral palsy, physiotherapy, home-based educational activities



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