Motivations among Special Education Students and Their Parents for Switching to an Online School: Survey Responses and Emergent Themes

Autor/inn/en	Tonks. DeLaina; Kimmons, Royce; Mason, Stacie L.
Titel	Motivations among Special Education Students and Their Parents for Switching to an Online School: Survey Responses and Emergent Themes
Quelle	In: Online Learning, 25 (2021) 2, S.171-189 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2472-5749
Schlagwörter	Motivation; Special Education; Special Needs Students; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Virtual Schools; School Choice; Secondary School Students; Educational Environment; Teacher Student Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Sekundarschüler; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Research focusing on the experiences of special education students in online K-12 schools is scant despite growing numbers of enrollments. This study utilized an emailed survey to understand the motivations and experiences of a group of special education students (n = 30) and their parents (n = 29) while enrolled in an online K-12 school in the U.S. Responses indicated that the three most compelling reasons for choosing the school were flexibility, previous poor fit, and teacher availability. Qualitative analysis of open-ended responses produced two major themes--prior experiences and affordances of the learning environment--with sub-themes related to bullying, personnel, academics, disabilities and accommodations, health considerations, lack of support, self-determination, and the where, when, and how of online learning. These findings may help policy makers enact policies and online educators adapt their approach to better meet the needs of K-12 students with special needs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01