Online Physical Activity Program for Children with Special Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Educators' Opinions

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dc.contributor.authorNalbant, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorDinc, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorSansi, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:26:53Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:26:53Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to reveal the opinions of volunteer educators (VEs) on the online physical activity (OPA) process in which individuals with special needs participated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study sample included students from the Alanya Aladdin Keykubat University Faculty of Sport Sciences who the VEs taught in the field of adaptive physical activity (APA) (n=13; 10F, 3M). The study was designed based on qualitative research using the case study method, one of the qualitative research techniques, and focus group interviews were conducted with VEs to collect data. Three major themes-The effects of OPA, OPA adaptations, and Difficulties Experienced and Recommendations in the OPA process-have been used to organize the conclusions drawn from the opinions of the VEs. As a result, the study revealed that OPA was effective for both the psychomotor and effective development of individuals with special needs and positively altered the attitudes of VEs toward them. CPA favorably influenced VEs during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing better time management, increasing a sense of responsibility, and contributing to professional experience. CPA was also beneficial both for VE and individuals with special need families. However, the current study identified that individuals with special needs had communication issues, material, space, and problems with the internet connection during the OPA process; therefore, these issues should be addressed to perform the OPA process more productively. As a result, the study suggestively concluded that OPA was an alternative method to support the participation of individuals with special needs in physical activities.
dc.identifier.endpage36
dc.identifier.issn8756-5811
dc.identifier.issn2372-1391
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage28
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5010
dc.identifier.volume38
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001335043800006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSagamore Publishing Llc
dc.relation.ispartofPalaestra
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectAdapted physical activity
dc.subjectvolunteer educator
dc.subjectdisability
dc.titleOnline Physical Activity Program for Children with Special Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Educators' Opinions
dc.typeArticle

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