Abstract:

In this study, it has been aimed to determine the experiences and views of teachers working with students with special education need (SEN) towards the distant education conducted during the pandemic process and EBA (in Turkish, Eğitim Bilişim Ağı - EBA). A total of 20 teachers consisting of nine males and eleven females working with students with SEN have participated in the study. The study has been conducted with phenomenology pattern being from the qualitative research methods and the data have been collected with semi-structured interview technique in the study. The interviews have taken a period between 14 and 23 minutes. The data attained from the conducted interviews have been analyzed with descriptive analysis technique. As a result of the study; it has been determined that giving distant education is not possible, the special education content of EBA should be enriched, problems have been seen such as not being able to reach more students and understand the homework, lack of the individualization of teaching and the failures in connection and system and teachers do not find EBA TV broadcasts sufficient. It has also been detected that teachers have had the opportunity of being more in touch with technology and they gave gained more research experience regarding the distant education. Additionally; teachers have been found to suggest that teachers should produce more content for their colleagues, the content should be enriched by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) and families should sustain their contact with teachers. The findings have been discussed within the context of the studies regarding distant education and EBA and suggestions have been made for the partners.

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