본 연구는 부산 및 경상남도 지역에 배치된 특수교육대상유아를 담당하고 있는 유치원 통합학급 교사 160명과 장애유아부모 150명을 대상으로 특수교육지원센터에 대한 인식을 조사하였다. 이에 대 한 연구결과, 두 집단 모두 특수교육지원센터에 대해서는 잘 알고 있었으나 기능과 역할에 대해서는 제한된 인식을 보여주고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 우리나라 특수교육지원센터의 기능과 역할이 불 균형적이고 제한되어 있는 현실을 반영하고 있으며 앞으로 특수교육지원센터에 대해 홍보를 확대하 고 다양한 기능을 위한 모형이 개발되도록 행·재정적 지원과 다양한 활동을 통해 지속적으로 노력해 야 할 것이다.
The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of kindergarten teachers in charge of inclusive education about the special education support center, the awareness of parents with disabled preschoolers diagnosed with special needs about the same and the needs of the two groups for the support center in an effort to suggest some of the right directions for the revitalization and development of the special education support center. The subjects in this study were 160 kindergarten teachers in charge of inclusive classes and 150 parents with disabled preschoolers in Pusan and South Gyeongsang Province. A survey was conducted with two different questionnaires. One dealt with the general characteristics of the respondents, and the other covered their needs. The collected data were analyzed by the statistical package SPSS. A frequency analysis was made to find out the general characteristics of the kindergarten teachers in charge of inclusive classes and those of the parents with disabled preschoolers, and a frequency analysis was carried out again to address Research Question about intergroup gaps in awareness of the special education support center. The findings of the study were as follows. First, the respondents were well aware of the special education support center, but they didn't actually make good use of the center. Second, both of the kindergarten teachers in charge of inclusive classes and the parents with disabled preschoolers just knew that the special education support center provided service related to special education, assistance for inclusive education and diagnosis/evaluation support, though the function and roles of the center were more diverse. The special education support center should pull its weight as an assistant to help satisfy the educational needs of disabled preschoolers, parents and teachers.
Ⅰ. 서 론 Ⅱ. 연구 방법 Ⅲ. 연구 결과 Ⅳ. 결론 및 논의 참고문헌
