Uticaj socio-ekonomskih prilika porodice na obrazovna postignuća djece s teškoćama u razvoju

Abstract

In the paper, the influence of socioeconomic family circumstances on the educational achievements of children with developmental disabilities is indicated through a theoretical and empirical analysis. In this regard, in the theoretical elaboration, the influence of the family climate on the educational achievements of children, especially those with disabilities, and on the functions of the family (developmental, reproductive, educational, function of social position, economic and function of providing protection) was pointed out. In addition, the theoretical analysis method was used to analyse the specifics of the education of children with developmental disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the family circumstances they live in. A special focus in the work is placed on the results of the empirical research, which included a total of 96 parents from Sarajevo Canton. The results of the research show that the socioeconomic conditions have a significant impact on the educational achievements of children with developmental disabilities, that is, children with disabilities who live in better circumstances and whose parents have a higher level of education have greater prerequisites for achieving better success in school. Through the analysis, it was also realized that these families are burdened with additional costs for a child with developmental disabilities, which is the reason for involving important social actors in providing all types of support that can contribute to better socio-economic opportunities, all with the aim of improving their school performance. The empirical analysis is based on the views of parents of children with developmental disabilities, and the presented results confirm that socio- economic conditions are causally related to the success of their children, which was the general hypothesis in the research.