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A Comparative Study of Elementary and Secondary School Teachers' Realities, Perception and Demand on Education about Understanding Disabilities

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2008, 9(2), pp.359-386
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

WOO JEONG HAN 1 김영걸 1 이창섭 2

1대구사이버대학교
2대구효성초등학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze realities, perception and demand on education about understanding disabilities targeting teachers in elementary and secondary schools to propose implications for operating effective education about understanding disabilities in response to inclusion-oriented policies. Since teachers' preparation for, perception of, and attitude toward education about understanding disabilities were deemed to have important effects on their education, the research sought to study the realties and perception of, and demand for education about understanding disabilities, targeting teachers in elementary and middle schools. To this end, a survey was conducted targeting 332 elementary and secondary school teachers who participated in a in-service education for integrated education. The research domain of the study are as follows: The first, regarding the realties of education about understanding disabilities, the research examined the status of conducting education about understanding disabilities, the education method, and the participation in the education. The second, regarding the perception of education about understanding disabilities, the research examined the necessity for education about understanding disabilities, its difficulty, teaching competence and satisfaction. The third, regarding the demand for education about understanding disabilities, the research examined an effective education direction, education methods, training and improvement points. Based on these results, the research proposed implications for operating effective education about understanding disabilities in elementary and secondary schools

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