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The Effect on which the Visually Impairment Experience has the Attitude and Self-esteem of the Sighted Student toward the Visually Impaired Student

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2006, 7(2), pp.175-195
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

Lee Hae-Gyun 1 이금숙 2

1대구대학교
2대구금계초등학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to analyze of the effects on the attitude and self-esteem of the children who were participated in the specially designed program toward the visually impaired. Subjects were provided in a series of experience in visual handicaps through programmed lessons. They were all 26 children in a second year class of an elementary school.The program consisted of indirect and direct information and situation for visual handicap. The indirect section of the program contained the information about visual handicaps, dramas about people with visual impairment and etc. This was conducted to the subjects 3 times. Direct section of the program contained visual conception, orientation & mobility, movement with a blindfold, daily lives with a blindfold. The subjects were participated in this 17 times in a periodic duration. The results are as follows;First, the visually impairment experience program has positive effect on the sighted student's receptive attitude toward the visually handicapped.Second, the visually impairment experience program appeared to have much more self-esteem toward the sighted pre-tests than post-tests.

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