@article{ART001863059},
author={Cha, Hyang-Mi and Lee Hae-Gyun},
title={An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision},
journal={Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice},
issn={1598-060X},
year={2014},
volume={15},
number={1},
pages={1-21}
TY - JOUR
AU - Cha, Hyang-Mi
AU - Lee Hae-Gyun
TI - An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision
JO - Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
PY - 2014
VL - 15
IS - 1
PB - Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
SP - 1
EP - 21
SN - 1598-060X
AB - This study was done, targeted at teachers in general schools, to findout the actual state of the educational support offered to students with lowvision and look at what educational supports are needed to teachers andstudents with low vision for the visually impaired students’ inclusive education.
Findings from the research are as follows.
Firstly, it turns out that special teachers(less than five years of teachingexperience) in charge of resource room had the most understanding of lowvision and supported the most revision of learning environment consideringthe characteristics of visual impairment.
Secondly, special teachers with high level of understanding of low visionlooked upon friendship as the greatest difficulty students with low visionhad in their school lives and both special teachers and general teacherswho took training sessions related to special education, the offer of suitableassistive technology device as needed educational support preferred to studentswith low vision.
Thirdly, to teach students with low vision, educational support needed mostto teachers themselves is career guidance and psychology consultation,followed by information on instructional methods applicable to ophthalmopathyand visual function, knowledge on computer programs concerned with visualimpairment, information on assistive technology device and how to use it,consultation with education specialists for the visually impaired students,how to revise learning environment, and how to teach Braille.
KW - inclusive education;low vision;educational supports
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Cha, Hyang-Mi and Lee Hae-Gyun. (2014). An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision. Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice, 15(1), 1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi and Lee Hae-Gyun. 2014, "An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision", Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice, vol.15, no.1 pp.1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi, Lee Hae-Gyun "An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision" Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice 15.1 pp.1-21 (2014) : 1.
Cha, Hyang-Mi, Lee Hae-Gyun. An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision. 2014; 15(1), 1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi and Lee Hae-Gyun. "An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision" Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice 15, no.1 (2014) : 1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi; Lee Hae-Gyun. An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision. Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice, 15(1), 1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi; Lee Hae-Gyun. An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision. Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice. 2014; 15(1) 1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi, Lee Hae-Gyun. An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision. 2014; 15(1), 1-21.
Cha, Hyang-Mi and Lee Hae-Gyun. "An Analysis on the State of Teachers’ Educational Supports and their Educational Requests in General Schools for Students with Low Vision" Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice 15, no.1 (2014) : 1-21.
