Pandemija izazvana COVID-19 virusom značajno je utjecala na sve segmenta života, tako i na odgojno-obrazovni sustav. Posebno je bila zahtjevna priprema i provedba online nastave u posebnim odgojno ...obrazovnim-ustanovama u kojima se školuju učenici s većim teškoćama u razvoju. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 22 ravnatelja posebnih odgojno-obrazovnih ustanova (od ukupno 35 u Republici Hrvatskoj) s ciljem da se utvrde stavovi ravnatelja prema online nastavi koja se u vrijeme pandemijske krize provodila u ustanovama kojima su na čelu. Ispitivanje je provedeno putem upitnika sastavljenog za ovo ispitivanje. Dobiveni podatci su se analizirali testiranjem deskriptivne statistike. Istraživanje je pokazalo da su ravnatelji posebnih odgojno-obrazovnih ustanova bili nešto slabije zadovoljni podrškom institucija koje prate rad odgojno-obrazovnih ustanova tijekom online nastave, izrazili su potrebu za dodatnom edukacijom učenika, roditelja i učitelja i istaknuli da su se pojavili razni zahtjevi vezano uz specifične digitalne didaktičke materijale namijenjene online nastavi. Ravnatelji smatraju da su se roditelji nešto slabije snašli u svojoj ulozi tijekom online nastave, da učenici i roditelji nisu bili niti zadovoljni niti nezadovoljni online nastavom te da je za učenike s teškoćama u razvoju tradicionalni način nastave prihvatljiviji od mješovite nastave i online nastave.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, remote schooling was conducted on several occasions in the Republic of Croatia. The aim of this study is to compare the remote schooling experiences of parents of ...elementary school children with hearing and/or speech and language disorders and those of parents of typically developing children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parental time involvement and predictors of general parenting self-efficacy were examined using two online surveys based on the same questionnaire. The first survey involved 267 parents of typically developing children, while the second involved 109 parents of children with hearing and/or speech and language disorders. Data were analysed using chi-square tests and hierarchical regression analysis. Our results show that, on working days and on weekends, parents of children with developmental disorders invested significantly more time in their child’s remote schooling than parents of typically developing children. Furthermore, higher general parenting self-efficacy was reported by parents who had more children, those whose children were more independent regarding remote schooling, those whose children did not suffer from developmental disorders, as well as those who experienced less stress due to their child’s remote schooling. Our study highlights the importance of adapting the remote schooling model based on the different needs and abilities of students, as well as the requirements of their families in order to prevent low parenting self-efficacy and improve students’ educational achievements.