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The Effects of Self-assertiveness skill Training on the Self-awareness and Self-advocacy for Students with Mild Intellectual Disability

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2011, 12(4), pp.113-136
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education

이재섭 1 Lee jae wook 2 최승숙 2

1천호중학교
2강남대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of self-assertiveness skills training on the self-awareness and self-advocacy for students with mild intellectual disability. The participants were fourteen middle school students who have mild intellectual disabilities. They were divided into two groups, seven students belonged to an experimental group received self-assertiveness skills training. Seven students in a control group had traditional instruction. Sixteen experimental sessions were conducted at special education rooms. The students, their parents, and their classroom teachers rated self-awareness and self-advocacy checklist since intervention had been conducted. The results were as follows,First, there was statistically improvement on self-awareness and self- advocacy of participants from students’ rating. According to the parents’ perception, self-assertiveness skills training had the effects on improving the self-awareness while there was not the effect on improving the self- advocacy of students. Finally, from teachers’ rating, there was not statistically effects on improving the self-awareness and self-advocacy both. The discussions and implications were suggested to develop appropriate self-awareness and self-advocacy intervention program for students with mild intellectual disabilities.

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