Facilitators and Barriers of Assistive Technology and Learning Environment for Children with Special Needs
Joint Authors
Putthinoi, Supawadee
Lersilp, Suchitporn
Lersilp, Theeratorn
Source
Occupational Therapy International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this research was to study the facilitators and barriers of assistive technology (AT) and the learning environment for children with special needs in special education schools in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The informants were one hundred and sixteen children with special needs, who studied in nursery to Grade 12, or with their caregivers.
The instrument was a questionnaire applied by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and examined for content validity by five specialists.
The results in terms of AT showed that a majority of children with physical disability needed it for mobility and use of school buildings and those with hearing disability for communication.
However, most of the children did not need to use AT for culture, recreation, or sports, while many considered it as a facilitator for education.
In terms of the learning environment, most characteristics of the physical environment were facilitators for children with special needs, as were those of the social environment for all groups of such children.
The results of this study were useful in providing information for AT and design of a learning environment relating to the varied characteristics of children with special needs in special education schools.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lersilp, Suchitporn& Putthinoi, Supawadee& Lersilp, Theeratorn. 2018. Facilitators and Barriers of Assistive Technology and Learning Environment for Children with Special Needs. Occupational Therapy International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212422
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lersilp, Suchitporn…[et al.]. Facilitators and Barriers of Assistive Technology and Learning Environment for Children with Special Needs. Occupational Therapy International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212422
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lersilp, Suchitporn& Putthinoi, Supawadee& Lersilp, Theeratorn. Facilitators and Barriers of Assistive Technology and Learning Environment for Children with Special Needs. Occupational Therapy International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212422
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1212422