Survey of special needs in elderly people: a qualitative research

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1174-1174
Author(s):  
A. Farhoudian ◽  
L. Soleimaninia ◽  
F. Jafari ◽  
M.E. Savari ◽  
M.B. Saberi Zafarghandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Theoretical Saturation

The only way for going to rehabilitation and social participation expansion in elderly people is the identification of their special needs in a scientific and accurate way. This study conducted in order to identify the special needs in elderly people.This article is a part of a qualitative research with grounded theory method. 15 elderly of Tehran city that were selected through a purposeful sampling participated in study. The main method for collecting data was semi-structured interview that continued until theoretical saturation of information. Data was analyzed with Strauss & Corbin coding manner or continued comparison and the assessor’s viewpoints method is used for validity promotion of data. Totally, most important domains of special needs in aging group were: family and relatives, education, movement and transportation, building and places (houses and public places), social participation and occupation, amusement, health and treatment services, and people’s attitude toward their problems.Those elderly people's special needs that are disabling are often caused by their characteristics and obstacles which are created by society. Therefore, resolving these man-made barriers such as non efficient systems and services, discriminatory policies, prejudice attitudes, etc will help them in the field of rehabilitation and individual independence enhancement.

Survey of special needs in physically disabled people: A qualitative research

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 575-575
Author(s):  
A. Farhoudian ◽  
L. Soleimaninia ◽  
M. Sadeghi ◽  
F. Jafari ◽  
M.E. Savari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
And Function

After sanction of “the rights of disabled people convention” United Nations Organization have been stressed more on dealing with this group’s needs. Therewith, most of countries in the world have been committed in this field. Therefore with consideration of importance of identifying the needs in disabled people and making policies for them, this study conducted in order to identify the special needs in physically disabled people. This article is a part of a qualitative research with grounded theory method. 15 physically disabled people of Tehran were selected through a purposeful sampling participated in study. The main method for collecting data was semi-structured interview that continued until theoretical saturation of information. Data was analyzed with Strauss & Corbin coding manner or continued comparison and the assessor’s viewpoints method is used for validity promotion of data.Totally, most important domains of special needs in disabled group were: family and relatives, education, movement and transportation, building and places (houses and public places), social participation and occupation, treatment and rehabilitation services, and people’s attitude toward their problems.The results indicated that for promoting social participation and function independency in disabled people, should be emphasis on “equality of opportunities” in society rather than “disability”. Thus, public systems and services should be available equally for all, such as physical environments and places, housing, transport system, educational and vocational opportunities, and socio-cultural life like equipments for sport and amusement. Then, physically disabled people can reach to a life with more quality and same with others.

Expérience de fréquentation des lieux publics par des personnes âgées ayant subi un TCC en présence d’un accompagnateur-citoyen: projet pilote

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Josée Levert ◽  
Hélène Lefebvre ◽  
Isabelle Gélinas ◽  
Michelle McKerall ◽  
Odette Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Travel Planning ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
Direct Observation Method ◽  
Ongoing Project

ABSTRACTThis pilot project aims to test and see the relevance of the direct observation method to collect data on the barriers and facilitators to attending public places by seniors with TBI. The study is based on the conceptual framework VADA WHO which focuses on the development of friendly built and technological environments for seniors. Three elderly people participated in the study, recruited from an ongoing project, The Citizen Intervention in Community Living (APIC), in the presence of their personalized attendant. The study shows the feasibility of the method in terms of its acceptability and resources mobilized. It shows its relevance to access additional data that would have been difficult to obtain using others methods (e.g., semi-structured interview), such as the identification of the strategies used by the participants to address the obstacles encountered (avoidance, travel planning, use of physical and preventative support of the personalized attendant).

scholarly journals The views of shareholders on utilization of educational technologies in adult learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-257
Author(s):  
Tayfun Yoruk ◽  
Reyhan Sekerci
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Phenomenological Design

The purpose of this study was to reveal the views of shareholders on utilization of educational technologies in informal education institutions. A total of 10 people including 5 officers and 5 course attendees who were selected via convenience sampling which is one of purposeful sampling methods, participated in this study using qualitative research method. The study was conducted in phenomenological design, which is among qualitative research designs. Thus, a semi-structured interview form was prepared and interview technique was used to collect data in the study. The data were analyzed via content analysis technique. All the data acquired in the study were coded, various dimensions and appropriate themes for these dimensions were determined in accordance with the study purpose. Percentages and frequencies related to the themes were calculated. As a result of the study, the views of shareholders on utilization of educational technologies in informal education institutions were revealed.   Keywords: Educational Technologies, Adult Learning, Opinion.

scholarly journals Active aging: an intervention-research report

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giselle Massi ◽  
Frances Tockus Wosiacki ◽  
Ana Cristina Guarinello ◽  
Adriana Bender Moreira de Lacerda ◽  
Telma Pelaes de Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
World Health ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Study Results

ABSTRACT Purpose: this study aimed to analyze significant effects of language activities on elderly people´s autonomy and social participation. Methods: it is an intervention research report, based on a dialogical discourse perspective, developed in two stages. In the first, a speech-language intervention involving written and oral practices about life stories was carried out with six elderly participants. In the second, a semi-structured interview was applied with these participants based on questions that addressed the aims of the study. Results: the participants were all females, aged between 61 and 90 years old. Their statements indicated that, through dialogical practices, they were able to increase their social participation, autonomy and self-esteem; they were also able to deconstruct stigmatizing social standards imposed to elderly people. Final Considerations: dialogical practices among the elderly can help promote active aging and overcome negative conceptions about elderly people, as proposed by the World Health Organization and the National Health Care Policy for the Elderly, which confirm that elderly people contribute to social development.

VİEWS ON THE DİFFICULTİES EXPERİENCED BY PARENTS WİTH SPECİAL NEEDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 107-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Betül YAZAR
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Educational Expectations ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The State ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Rehabilitation Centers ◽  
Before And After

The education of individuals with special needs and the difficulties experienced by their families is a vital issue for them to live independently. Therefore, it was aimed to determine the opinions of parents with special needs individuals about the difficulties their experience in this study. The participants of the study are the parents of 13 special needs individuals. The research was designed with qualitative research method and semi-structured interview technique was used to collect data.The findings of the study shows that the support and education which the parents participated received before and after the diagnosis are neither sufficient not efficient; the difficulties they experienced at home and outside; the education at schools and rehabilitation centers are not planned properly; the educational expectations of the parents from the state and the solutions about deficiencies.

Identifying the Problems Experienced by Parents of Children with Special Needs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-402
Author(s):  
Mehmet Yavuz ◽  
Burak Bozak ◽  
Evgin Cay ◽  
Müzeyyen Eldeniz Çetin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Different Types

This study aims to determine the problems experienced by parents of children with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The phenomenological patterns technique, which is a qualitative research method, was used in the study. Ten parents with children with special needs who were affected by different types of disabilities were included in the study. The data in the research were collected using interview forms consisting of open-ended questions and a semi-structured interview technique. After the data obtained from the interviews were decoded, they were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique. At the end of the study, the findings of the problems experienced by parents of children with special needs during the epidemic, the problems they experienced with their children, and the problems and expectations related to the education of their children were discussed in detail within the framework of the literature.

scholarly journals Teacher leadership and sustainability in adult elderly education

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-445
Author(s):  
Tayfun Yörük ◽  
Reyhan Şekerci
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teacher Leadership ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Education Courses

The purpose of this study was to reveal the views of administrators working in institutions providing adult elderly education on teacher leadership. Ten administrators, who were determined via convenience sampling which is among purposeful sampling methods, participated in this study using qualitative research method. The study was conducted in phenomenological design, which is among qualitative research designs. The interview technique was used to collect data in the study, thus, a semi-structured interview form was prepared and used for this process. The data were analyzed via content analysis technique. All the data acquired in the study were coded, various dimensions and appropriate themes for these dimensions were determined in accordance with the purpose of the study, and percentages and frequencies related to the themes were calculated and the views of the administrators on teacher leadership were revealed. As a result, the concept of an enriched environment, including cognitive tasks, such as elder education courses (sports, physical activity, artistic and skill studies), can form the basis for systematic assessment of possible interventions for successful aging. It provides another effective possibility to achieve better physical, physiological and cognitive improvements, especially in older adult. Further efforts are needed on the basis of teacher leadership in older education courses to reduce weakness and dependency among older adults and maintain independent physical and cognitive function, mental health and well-being. Keywords: Adult Elderly Education, Education Management, Teacher Leadership;

scholarly journals Identifying Top School Indicators in Education Transition Document

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Monir Sadat Entezari ◽  
Asgar Sharifi
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Educational Justice ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Coding Method ◽  
Theoretical Saturation

The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of the top school in the document of education transition. The research method was objective-fundamental and qualitative in terms of data type. The statistical population of the study consisted of the managers and staff of the Ministry of Education, the provincial administrations and the educational districts. Sample size in the qualitative section was determined by theoretical saturation principle of 23 people who were selected by purposeful sampling. In the present study, semi-structured interview tool was used for data collection. The validity and reliability of both instruments were confirmed. Data analysis was done by coding method. The results showed that the factors that constituted the top school in the transition document balance included moral, social, economic, political, bio / physical and scientific education and technology; Management, educational space and equipment, information technology, as internal and Islamic community requirements, media, family, educational justice, were external requirements.

scholarly journals THE DETERMINATION OF PRIORITY SKILLS IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS BASED ON THE VIEWS OF PRIMARY TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vedat Aktepe ◽  
Murat Temur ◽  
Tansel Yazıcıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Inclusive Classrooms ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Analysis Technique

It is important for students with special needs to acquire some skills in inclusive classes. Therefore, basic skills should be determined by teachers working in inclusive classes and it should be ensured that students with special needs transform these skills into behaviors. This study aims to determine the priority skills in inclusive classrooms based on the views of primary teachers.Moreover, the current study focuses on the methods and techniques used during the acquisition of these skills, reveals the problems experienced in the process, offers solutions for these problems. A case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was employed in the current study. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods was used to determine the study group. Seven teachers working at primary schools in Nevşehir province participated in this study. The data were collected with semi-structured interview questions and analyzed by content analysis technique using an inductive approach. The findings of the study showed that the most important skills that should be acquired in inclusive classes are self-acquaintance, communication, and empathy.

scholarly journals Autonomy and participatory aging: a dialogical practice

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giselle Massi ◽  
Maria Cristina Miller Chaves ◽  
Frances Tockus Wosiacki ◽  
Adriele Paisca ◽  
Roxele Ribeiro Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Worth

ABSTRACT Purpose: to understand the effects that dialogical practices can have on the social participation and autonomy of people over 60 years old, as well as the way they face their own aging. Methods: this qualitative study was based on the dialogical discourse analysis, which considers language as the practice that organizes and signifies human actions. Thus, after dialogical practices developed during weekly meetings of 90 minutes, focused on oral, reading and writing activities related to elderly people´s life stories, the aged participants responded to a semi-structured interview. Results: the results allowed verifying that dialogical activities had positive effects on elderly people´s social participation and autonomy, so, they could have: a) more confidence and freedom to use the language; b) strength and reassurance to make decisions; c) more possibility to cope with aging; d) enhancement of their self-esteem and self-worth. Conclusion: it can be concluded that activities based on dialogical practices can promote an active, participatory aging, with a better quality of life.

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