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A Case Study on the Current State of Online Education Support for Hearing-Impaired University Students with the Support in the COVID-19 Situation -With a Focus on D University-

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2022, 23(1), pp.81-110
  • DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2022.23.1.04
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : February 9, 2022
  • Accepted : February 24, 2022
  • Published : March 31, 2022

Kwon, Bo-min 1,  KWON, SOON WOO 2

1대구대학교 대학원 박사과정
2대구대학교 특수교육과 교수, 한국특수교육문제소 소장

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of online education support for hearing-impaired university students and their satisfaction with this support, and based on the results, to seek appropriate support measures for their online education in response to the potential spread of various infectious diseases in the future and identify the requirements for support needed to increase their satisfaction. [Method] To this end, the study conducted individual in-depth interviews with four hearing-impaired university students enrolled at D University, and based on a phenomenological approach, intended to explore the implications and essence of human experiences and even their deep implications within various phenomena. The findings of this study are as follows. [Results] First, according to the review of online education support for hearing-impaired university students in the COVID-19 situation, they were receiving online education after applying for online education support and they desired different types of online education support according to their mainly used communication modes. At present, most university students with hearing impairment primarily use verbal communication, and in this case, they prefer shorthand interpretation. However, many students experienced the difficulty of not receiving the support they wanted due to a shortage of professional workers placed at D University. This lack of support lowered the students’ understanding of online educational content and they exhibited various limitations at school. Hence, hearing-impaired university students hope that workers supporting online education will also be changed in line with changes in primary communication methods. Second, based on the results of an examination of areas for improvement in providing online education support for hearing-impaired university students in the COVID-19 situation, it is recommended to make concrete efforts to improve the general perception of disabled people and create an environment of embracing them, secure the budget for developing online education support systems and deploy professional manpower, develop real-time subtitling systems, and continue to provide information to hearing-impaired university students. [Conclusion] In order to provide online services that meet the needs of hearing-impaired university students, it is necessary to investigate their online education support needs, and a procedure to identify the most appropriate online education support services is also needed.

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