A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE VIEWS ON ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, TEACHING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN BULGARIA AND GREECE

Authors

  • Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
  • Маргарита Томова Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
  • Argyroula Antoniou

Keywords:

online and distance education, students with special educational needs (SEN), special education teachers, comparative study, Bulgaria, Greece

Abstract

This article presents in a comparative format the results from a questionnaire distributed in 2020-2021 among special education teachers in Bulgaria and Greece, working with children and students with special educational needs (SEN) in online and distance form. Different aspects of the practical work of the special education teachers are outlined: the readiness for such form of work, the views on the competencies they should have, the opinions on the effectiveness of the online and distance learning, the types of online platforms they used, the difficulties they encounter, etc.

Author Biographies

  • Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

    Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts
    Department of Special Education
    Contact: Bulgaria, Sofia, 69A, Shipchenski prohod Blvd
    E-mail: mcvetkova@uni-sofia.bg

  • Маргарита Томова, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

    Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
    Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts
    Department of Special Education
    Contact: Bulgaria, Sofia, 69A, Shipchenski prohod Blvd
    E-mail: mvenelinov@uni-sofia.bg

  • Argyroula Antoniou

    Master of Special Education, special teacher in Greece
    E-mail: argieanton@gmail.com

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Published

2022-01-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY

Section

Special Еducation & Inclusive Еducation