A study on needs of parents wi̇th chi̇ldren wi̇th heari̇ng-impai̇rment i̇n Transi̇tion to Ki̇ndergarten i̇n Turkey
International Journal of Special Education, vol.19, no.2, pp.35-45, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2004
- Journal Name: International Journal of Special Education
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.35-45
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study investigated the information needs of parents who have children in transition into public kindergarten. The research group consisted of 94 parents who have children with hearing impairment with ages ranging from 3 to 5. "The Scale Parental Information Needs in Transition to Kindergarten" was used in this study. Parents responses to the items of the questionnaires were determined by the means and percentages. The research also examined the effects of different variables. These variables were the age at which children began education, age and educational level of parents. The data was analyzed by Kruskall Wallis H Test. The results in this study show that parents have information needs in all items of the scale.