Implementation of high-end support products recommended by CENAREC in the distance education process of the population advised in Costa Rican educational regions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/ie.v23i35.3934

Keywords:

inclusive education, students, disability, assistive products, technology, distance education

Abstract

The National Resource Center for Inclusive Education, within its functions, provides advice so that students with disabilities can access support products to facilitate their educational process. The purpose of the research is to analyze the use that teachers and students give to said high-end technological products, recommended by officials, in the distance education process, during the health emergency experienced in the 2020 school year, by reason for the virus responsible for Covid-19, this in the student population with disabilities, advised in the Costa Rican educational regions of Coto and Liberia. The research was of a qualitative type, where it is about interpreting the reality of the event under investigation. The informants were 10 people in charge of the families of students with disabilities and 13 teachers. The information was collected through two interviews, the information was processed through units of analysis, from which categories emerge. The results indicate that the high-end support products, for the most part, are useful with the counseled population, which is why it is concluded that their use favors inclusive education.

Author Biographies

  • María de los Ángeles Calderón Jiménez, Centro Nacional de Recursos para la Educación Inclusiva

    María de los Ángeles Calderón Jiménez

    Centro Nacional de Recursos para la Educación Inclusiva

    San José, Costa Rica

    maria.calderon.jimenez@mep.go.cr

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-0451

  • Jorge Arturo Montero Segura, Centro Nacional de Recursos para la Educación Inclusiva

    Jorge Arturo Montero Segura

    Centro Nacional de Recursos para la Educación Inclusiva

    San José, Costa Rica

    jorge.montero.segura@mep.go.cr

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-8963

Published

2021-12-03

How to Cite

Implementation of high-end support products recommended by CENAREC in the distance education process of the population advised in Costa Rican educational regions. (2021). Innovaciones Educativas, 23(35), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.22458/ie.v23i35.3934