Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Master of Education and Human Resources Improvement, Teacher of Exceptional Education, Gonabad, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Educational Management, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran 082*
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the views of teachers and parents of students with learning disabilities about the benefits and challenges of online education and their educational strategies during the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. To achieve this goal, an exploratory case study research design with qualitative and quantitative data was used.In order to collect the teachers' opinions, a semi-structured interview, the questions of which were developed based on the STAR technique and according to the teachers' lived experiences, was held with six teachers of the Radiation Learning Disabilities Center of Gonabad city, and with the method of thematic analysis and coding, Qualitative data were analyzed.By adapting the online education questionnaire (Paudel, 2021) and adjusting it according to the purpose of the researcher and the studied society, the views of 100 parents of students with learning disabilities were collected.Finally, despite the increase in the media literacy of teachers and parents and the greater awareness of parents about special education and the expansion of the use of communication tools in the teaching-learning process, the attitude of teachers regarding the results of online education was negative. Quantitative data analysis showed that parents were not satisfied with online education and they believe that virtual classes in the dimensions of "student learning", "readiness for online education", "negative habits" and "suitability and modernity" "It is damaged
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