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@article{ART001942837},
author={Lee Mi-sook and Shin, Myung-Sun},
title={Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers},
journal={Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice},
issn={1598-060X},
year={2014},
volume={15},
number={4},
pages={461-488}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Mi-sook
AU - Shin, Myung-Sun
TI - Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers
JO - Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
PY - 2014
VL - 15
IS - 4
PB - Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
SP - 461
EP - 488
SN - 1598-060X
AB - Children with communication disorders are on the rise with the increase of survival rates of children with disabilities and early detection amid medical advancement. Teachers' role is critical as they can promote peer relationships, study, including detection of children with communication disorder within classes. With this in mind, the study aims to examine teacher perceptions related to communication disorders, including understand children with communication disorders in the field, as well as a better approach for helping children. The study surveyed 180 general school teachers located in Gyeongnam, Busan. According to the study on perceptions of school teachers on communication disorders, First, according to the study on perceptions of elementary, middle, and high school teachers on communication disorder characteristics, elementary and middle school teachers perceived learning as difficult communication disorders than that of pre-school teachers. Moreover, pre-school and elementary school teachers perceive articulatory accuracy as communication disorder characteristics than that of middle school teachers. With regard to voice pitch and strength, the perception of middle school teachers were insignificant compared with pre-school and elementary school teachers. Second, according to role perceptions of the teachers regarding communication disorders, all the teachers were aware that teachers' role is the most important for children with communication disorders to have positive perception. The study also examined a perception gap for the importance of teachers' role of the teachers according to each question; in the role of which to induce general children to help children with communication disorders, elementary school teachers perceived the activity more importunately compared to pre-school teachers, and importance of other teacher roles showed no difference in different school grades. Third, a high percentage of the participants had no training related to communication disorders, and they were highly aware of the necessity of such training.
KW - Communication disorders;teacher perceptions
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Lee Mi-sook and Shin, Myung-Sun. (2014). Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers. Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice, 15(4), 461-488.

Lee Mi-sook and Shin, Myung-Sun. 2014, "Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers", Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice, vol.15, no.4 pp.461-488.

Lee Mi-sook, Shin, Myung-Sun "Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers" Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice 15.4 pp.461-488 (2014) : 461.

Lee Mi-sook, Shin, Myung-Sun. Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers. 2014; 15(4), 461-488.

Lee Mi-sook and Shin, Myung-Sun. "Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers" Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice 15, no.4 (2014) : 461-488.

Lee Mi-sook; Shin, Myung-Sun. Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers. Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice, 15(4), 461-488.

Lee Mi-sook; Shin, Myung-Sun. Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers. Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice. 2014; 15(4) 461-488.

Lee Mi-sook, Shin, Myung-Sun. Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers. 2014; 15(4), 461-488.

Lee Mi-sook and Shin, Myung-Sun. "Comparison of Perception on Communication Disorders in elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers" Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice 15, no.4 (2014) : 461-488.