The Quality of the Home Environments of Young Children with Disabilities
This study aimed to analyze the home environment of young children with disabilities. Data related to overallhome environment was collected from 145 mothers by using the Turkish Form of the Home ScreeningQuestionnaire (HSQ-T), while the home learning environment including the involvement of the moth...
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| Language: | English |
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Ankara University
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1267785 |
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| Summary: | This study aimed to analyze the home environment of young children with disabilities. Data related to overallhome environment was collected from 145 mothers by using the Turkish Form of the Home ScreeningQuestionnaire (HSQ-T), while the home learning environment including the involvement of the mothers and thelearning materials available in the home was assessed through individual interviews with mothers. The findingrevealed that the 50.35 percent of the children live in low-quality homes and whereas the remainders live inhigh-quality homes based on the cut-off points of the HSQ-T score. The HSQ-T scores were found to besignificantly related to parental involvement, education level and income of the mothers, and the developmentalfunctions of the children measured by the Abilities Index. The mothers who live in less crowded homesparticipated in activities with their children more than those in the other group. Additionally, a comparison of thehome quality of CWDs with and without access to home-made toys revealed a significant difference in the HSQ-T scores of the two groups of children, and finally, the maternal involvement was found to be the main predictorof the home environment of children. |
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| ISSN: | 1304-7639 |