A Study on Factors on the Teaching Efficacy and the Sensitivity to Rights of Persons with Disabilities of Instructors for Improving Disability Awareness
This study aims to analysis the factors affecting the teaching efficacy and the sensitivity to rights of persons with disabilities of instructors for improving disability awareness. With the purpose, the study performed multiple regression analysis with data collected from 251 instructors. The results of the analysis areas follows. First, it was found that the teaching efficacy level and the sensitivity to rights of persons with disabilities of the instructors were higher than median value(3.0). Next, among the institutional variables, it was found that the institutions which qualified the instructor, the instructor’s teaching experience,work experiences related to the persons with disabilities had a positive effect on the instructor’s the teaching efficacy and the sensitivity to rights of persons with disabilities. Lastly, among the variables of personal background, it was found that the presence of a person with disabilities in the family, household income, and final educational background were related to instructor’s the teaching efficacy and the sensitivity to rights of persons with disabilities. Based on these results, this study suggested that it is necessary to seek institutional supplementation and support for resolving the gap in instructor’s competency and enhancing the professionalism of trained instructors.