Interpersonal Communication of Parents to Children with Special Needs in Assisting the Implementation Distance Learning

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220501.022How to use a DOI?

Keywords

children with special needs; interpersonal communication; distance learning; learning assistance

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on many fields, including education. Learning activities are shifted from face-to-face learning into distance learning using online media. Due to this situation, parents encounter challenges regarding their role in accompanying their children with special needs while they study at home. In that sense, communication becomes an important aspect for parents to consider when assisting online learning for children with special needs who are studying at home. This research aims at identifying interpersonal communication developed by parents for children with special needs in assisting their children in the implementation of distance learning. This is a qualitative descriptive study with data collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 6 parents of children with special needs from SLB Negeri Surakarta. This research used Interpersonal Communication and Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory (PAR Theory) which is based on parental acceptance of children. The findings suggest that the interpersonal communication carried out by parents in assisting their children in distance learning cannot be separated from parental acceptance of their children. Acceptance by parents, that is, their ability to understand the children’s condition and be aware of the child’s needs, is an important factor in parents’ willingness to provide learning assistance during distance learning.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lisa Dwi Puspitasari
AU  - Palupi Palupi
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/05/09
TI  - Interpersonal Communication of Parents to Children with Special Needs in Assisting the Implementation Distance Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Community Empowerment and Engagement (ICCEE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 198
EP  - 205
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220501.022
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220501.022
ID  - Puspitasari2022
ER  -