특수교육보조원제 운영에 대한 특수교사와 장애통합교육보조원의 인식비교

A Comparison of Perception on Operating the Teacher-Aid System between Special Education Teachers and Special Education Assistants

This study was conducted to compare perception on operating the teacher-aid system between special education teachers and special education assistants. To do this, a questionnaire was distributed to 43 special education assistants and 41 special educational teachers who were working at general elementary, middle, high schools or special schools in the area of Gwangju. Sixty nine questionnaires were returned(return rate: 82.1%) and they were analyzed to answer research questions regarding the differences between special education teachers and special education assistants in perception on qualification and roles of special education assistants, education and placement of special education assistants, and use and management of special education assistants. Data analyses revealed that there were differences in 5 items(school career, roles important for supporting children with disabilities, role conflicts, counseling, way of work order) out of 9 items in the component of qualification and roles of special education assistants, 4 items(type of employment, period of contract, content of job training, degree of usefulness of job training curriculum) out of 8 items in the component of education and placement of special education assistants, and 7 items(working hours, personnel management, effective areas, limit of responsibility, evaluators, work attitude, frequency of activity plan) out of 9 items in the component of use and management of special education assistants. The results were discussed in relation to previous research and some considerations for future research were presented.