Determining Needs and Priorities of Learners with Special Needs for Support Services in an Open and Distance Learning Context in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Genç, Hakan; Koçdar, Serpil
Titel	Determining Needs and Priorities of Learners with Special Needs for Support Services in an Open and Distance Learning Context in Turkey
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 12 (2020) 3, S.359-382 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Genç, Hakan) ORCID (Koçdar, Serpil)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; College Students; Visual Impairments; Hearing Impairments; Physical Disabilities; Accessibility (for Disabled); Assistive Technology; Information Needs; Academic Support Services; Social Support Groups; Technical Support; Open Education; Distance Education; Inclusion; Foreign Countries; Student Needs; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Collegestudent; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Inklusion; Ausland
Abstract	This study aims to identify needs and priorities of learners with special needs for support services in an open and distance teaching university in Turkey based on disability type. Exploratory sequential design was adopted. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews were performed with six individuals from each group, including hearing impairment, visual impairment, and physical disability to determine the needs of the learners. Data were coded based on a thematic framework involving managerial, pedagogical, social, and technical support. To determine the priorities of the learners with special needs for support services in the quantitative phase, surveys were developed separately for three groups with disabilities based on the qualitative findings. A total of 703 learners took part in the surveys. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings of the study revealed that learners with special needs require a wide variety of services regarding managerial, pedagogical, social, technical and vocational support. Existing support systems need to be improved and awareness for these systems should be increased to make services more inclusive. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Council for Open and Distance Education. Lilleakerveien 23, 0283 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47-22-06-26-30; Fax: +47-22-06-26-31; e-mail: icde@icde.org; Web site: http://www.openpraxis.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01