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A Study on Teachers' Perceptions of Dance Education in School for the Deaf

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2007, 8(2), pp.117-137
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

김무희 1 Choi, Sung Kyu 2 오원석 2

1부산온천중학교
2대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate teachers' perceptions of dance education in schools for the deaf, the necessity of dance education, the possibility to apply dance-related teaching methods, and to research any difference in these variables by demographic factors(gender, teaching experience, educational level, major, and dance experience).The instrument, which evidenced acceptable internal consistency(.88-.94) was formulated by adapting existing instruments. In this cross-sectional study, interviews were conducted with 69 teachers who were selected from four schools for the deaf in Busan and Gyeongnam Province. The SPSS10.0 software was used for the data analysis. Frequency and reliability analysis, and analysis of variance were used for statistical analysis of this study. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, the teachers in schools for the deaf have a positive perception of the necessity of dance education for deaf students. In particular, the teachers with dance teaching experience perceive the positive effects of dance activities on physical and mental health of deaf students. Second, the teachers have a negative perception of the possibility to use dance educational materials in school for the deaf. Particularly, the elementary school teachers, the teachers with dance teaching experience, and the private school teachers showed a low perception of the possibility to apply dance as a teaching method in schools for the deaf.

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