Investigation of Parental Involvement in the Education of Pre-school and Primary School-Level Special Needs Students
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Pelin PİŞTAV AKMEŞE, Hatice Nilay Kayhan
Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), 2014, vol 43, pp 39-56
Summary
<p>In preschool education period, one of the most important institutions that gives the</p><p>opportunity to know the external world and get them adopt various habits is the</p><p>family. Preschool education is not only the preschool education due to its special</p><p>feature is a kind of education carried out not only in the institution but also in the</p><p>family. As is every child, the children with different developmental characteristics from</p><p>their peers have the right of educational usufruct during this period. However,</p><p>parental involvement has a crucial role in the success of school programs. In this</p><p>research carried out with the assumption that parental involvement in the education</p><p>of the children with special needs is important, the levels of parental involvement in</p><p>the education of preschool and primary school children with special needs are</p><p>examined according to the child's sex, his ongoing education level, mother's education</p><p>level, working status and the family income variables. Causal comparative research</p><p>model is used in this research. As a result of the study, it is determined that on the one</p><p>hand, sex among the child-related variables and mother's education level and level of</p><p>family income among the family-related variables do not cause significant difference in</p><p>the family involvement scores; on the other hand, the ongoing education levels of</p><p>children and mother's working status do cause a significant difference in parental</p><p>involvement level.</p>