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Current Trends and Future Directions in Qualitative Research on Secondary Special Education

Baek, Hye Ju 1 HONG, JEONG-SUK 1

1대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to investigate the current trends in qualitative research on secondary special education in Korea and to propose a future direction, by analyzing research papers on secondary special education published in domestic academic journals. Among research papers published in academic journals between 2005 and June 2015, 66 papers were selected for analysis. These papers were analyzed by year of publication, by journal, by research topic, and by research methodology. The analysis results showed that the outcomes of qualitative research on secondary special education began to be published in academic journals in 2005, and the publication of those papers was most active in 2012 and 2013. Among the examined journals, Research on Intellectual Disorder published the largest number of research papers. The most researched topics were, ‘inclusive education’ and ‘transition education’. Basic qualitative research was the most common type of methodology, mental disorders were examined by type of disability, and special class was examined by school class type. The number of research participants per study ranged from, six to 10 and special education teachers were most often the research. In terms of data collection, one-on-one interviews were most widely used the data collection period was five months or longer. Repetitive comparative analysis was the most common analysis method, and verification of participant identity was most commonly used to test the integrity of research results. Based on these findings, we discussed the future direction of qualitative research on secondary special education.

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