Primjena informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije u logopedskom radu u Hrvatskoj

master's thesis

• Title (english): Information and communication technology in speech and language therapy practice in Croatia
• Author: Patricia Joza
• Mentor: Jasmina Ivšac Pavliša (mentor)
• Committee member: Jasmina Ivšac Pavliša (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Bonetti (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Leko Krhen (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-03-21, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech Therapy

Abstract

Djeca i osobe sa složenim komunikacijskim potrebama, ali i one s razvojnim jezičnim poremećajem suočene su s različitim ograničenjima u svakodnevnom funkcioniranju. Važnu ulogu u životu osoba s teškoćama ima okolina, ali i asistivna tehnologija (AT). Tijekom posljednjih godina veliki procvat bilježi se u domeni visokotehnoloških uređaja kao jednog od raznolikih dostupnih rješenja unutar asistivne tehnologije. Razvoj takvih visokotehnoloških pomagala i sustava bio bi nemoguć bez napretka u području informacijsko – komunikacijske tehnologije (IKT) koja u današnje vrijeme svoju primjenu pronalazi u područjima logopedske procjene i podrške. Kao i u svijetu, i u Hrvatskoj se posljednjih godina sve više pozornosti posvećuje primjeni IKT-a u okviru logopedskog rada, čemu su doprinijeli interdisciplinarni projekti u sklopu kojih su osmišljene brojne aplikacije za poticanje komunikacije, jezika ili pomoć u učenju i/ili za pružanje stručne podrške djeci i odraslima s teškoćama (npr. ICT-AAC aplikacije). Budući da postoji malo istraživanja o stvarnoj uporabi IKT-a među logopedima u Hrvatskoj, provedeno je istraživanje čiji je cilj bio ispitati osviještenost i stavove hrvatskih logopeda prema primjeni IKT-a. Osim osviještenosti, željela se ispitati njihova osposobljenost, trenutni trendovi u korištenju IKT-a među logopedima, kao i prepreke većoj primjeni iste. Za tu svrhu osmišljen je online upitnik namijenjen diplomiranim logopedima s područja Hrvatske. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 120 logopeda. Analizom prikupljenih podataka može se zaključiti da su logopedi u Hrvatskoj dobro osviješteni o mogućnostima i prednostima IKT-a u radu s korisnicima te generalno imaju pozitivne stavove, no izdvajaju se i neki aspekti koji nisu u potpunosti zadovoljavajući i u koje bi trebalo uložiti dodatan napor te uvesti promjene kako bi prednosti i mogućnosti IKT-a bile u većoj mjeri prepoznate i iskorištene. Dobit će se uvid u vrste IKT-a koje logopedi koriste kao i u njihova perspektiva u odnosu na primjenu IKT-a.

Abstract (english)

Children and adults with complex communication needs, as well as those with developmental language disorder experience various limitations in their everyday functioninig. In the life of the individual with disability the important role is played by the environment together with the assistive technology (AT). Over the last years a big progress has been marked in the domain of high tech devices which are one of many various AT solutions. The development of such devices and systems would be impossible without development of the information communication technology (ICT) which has been gaining more and more recognition in speech and language pathology (SLP) assessment as well as intervention. Just like in the rest of the world, the application of ICT in SLP services in Croatia has been getting more attention over the last years, mainly thanks to interdisciplinary projects which helped to design numerous applications to support communication, language skills or learning and/or provide professional help to children and adults with disabilities (e.g. ICT-AAC applications). Since there are only few researches on the actual application of ICT among SLP professionals in Croatia, we conducted research whose aim was to gain an insight into the awareness and attitudes towards application of ICT among SLP professionals in Croatia. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate competence, current trends in ICT application and barriers to better ICT use. An online questionnaire was designed and filled out by 120 graduate speech and language pathologists from Croatia. Data analysis suggests that SLP professionals in Croatia are aware of opportunities and benefits of ICT application and they generally show positive attitudes. However, some negative and unsatisfaying aspects have been revealed so an extra effort and changes should be introduced with the purpose of greater recognition of ICT potential and its wider application. This paper provides information on ICT forms which SLP professionals use in their work as well as their perspective on the application of ICT.

• Keywords: asistivna tehnologija; informacijsko – komunikacijska tehnologija; logopedi; komunikacijske i jezične sposobnosti; Hrvatska
• Keywords (english): assistive technology; information and communication technology; speech language pathologists; communication and language skills; Croatia
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:928360
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Speech and Language Pathology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra logopedije (magistar/magistra logopedije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-07-18 12:30:30