Views on distance education visually impaired students receiving professional music education

Abstract

In this research, of sight-disabled professional music education students’ opinions regarding distance education were examined. Answers were sought to questions about to what extent distance education, a widely used education model of our age, is effective and sufficient for students with special needs. The study group of this research consisted of sight-disabled professional music education students studying at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The data were collected using semi-structured interview and the data were analyzed using content analysis. Findings obtained from the data revealed that the distance education model had deficiencies for sight-disabled professional music education students. It was determined that students had problems especially with accessibility. Suggestions have been made to make the model in question more suitable for the sight-disabled.