Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE), Barcelona, İspanya, 12 - 16 Kasım 2024
With the development of telecommunication technology, “telepractice”, a form of distance education, is becoming widespread. In the parent education of children with hearing loss with telepractice, education is run through coaching without the need for the parents and the practitioner to be in the same environment. As face-to-face education opportunities became more difficult during the Covid-19 pandemic, online parent education (OPE) practices started to be implemented in Türkiye. The need for systematization of the OPE required needs analysis. The aim of this study was to determine the needs and suggestions for the OPE practices offered to parents of children with hearing loss. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 5 mothers and 3 professionals previously participated in OPE. Participant information form and researcher diaries were also utilized in this case study. After descriptive analysis, the themes of Transition to OPE, OPE Content, Roles in OPE, Advantages of OPE, OPE Implementation Requirements, Suggestions for OPE were reached. Accessibility was seen as an important advantage in OPE. Ensuring family participation and difficulty in evaluation were the critical requirements. Creating an online platform for the systematic implementation of the application, receiving interaction videos from parents and observing the child with live connections are among the suggestions. Recommendations for the OPE can provide a step for practitioners in systematizing their practices.
Keywords: telepractice, online parent education, 0-3 years children with hearing loss, parents.