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Middle and High School Students' Perceptions and Acceptances for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in an Inclusive Environment

KWON, MI YOUNG 1

1대구대학교 특수교육과

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ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to analyze the degree of perceptions and acceptances of students who study in inclusive classrooms of the middle and high school where students with an autism spectrum disorder were integrated and to provide the results of this analysis as basic materials that can be used in the field of inclusive education. To do this, a questionnaire was distributed to 1073 students of the nine general middle and high schools in A and B Metropolitan City and C City, and the collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, independent variables t-test, one way ANOVA, factor analysis, correlation analysis, and reliability analysis. The obtained results were as follows: First, students of the general middle and high school had recognized the neurobiological characteristics for autism spectrum disorder, but had not specifically recognized the general characteristics and the academic performance characteristics. And there were perceptions' differences of the neurobiological and academic performance characteristics between the middle and high school students. Second, there were a little special experience for students with autism spectrum disorder, and the general acceptance and the advantages accommodate for autism spectrum disorder were lower. There were differences in special experience of the middle and high school students, but no differences in the general acceptance and the advantages accommodate. Based on the discussions of these results, it was presented the lessons to improve the quality of education and the educational environment for the general students and students with autism spectrum disorder.

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