Educational Process Experiences of Mothers Who Have Children with Special Needs

Abstract

Individuals with special needs have various rights in every field, as well as in the field of education, which they should not be subject to discrimination. Because the right to education is a right that everyone should benefit from equally. In this sense, education of children with special needs is both a right and a necessity for their development. In this sense, the education rights of children with special needs should cease to be a theoretical discourse and be demonstrated in practice. The best measure of its applicability is based on the information provided by their parents. Because, unlike other individuals, families are more closely interested in the education process of children with special needs. Especially mothers appear as the main actors in this regard. For this reason, this study aims to explain the experiences of 7 mothers who have children with special needs during their education process. The study is limited to the answers given by seven mothers to the questions. In the study conducted with this purpose, eight questions were asked, including five basic questions and three intermediate questions, developed by the researcher and finalized by expert opinion. The answers given to the questions were taken with the in-depth interview technique, which is one of the qualitative research methods. Content evaluation of the answers was made with the MAXQDA Qualitative data analysis program.