지체부자유아에 대한 초·중등학생의 태도 효과

Attitudes toward children with physical disabilities of elementary and middle school students

본 연구는 지체부자유아 통합교육의 성공적 실천에 있어서 무엇보다도 중요한 요인으로 지적되고 있는 일반학생의 태도에 착안하였다. B시에 소재하는 초등학생과 중학생(n=371)을 대상으로 설문지조사법에 따라 지체부자유아에 대한 태도 경향 및 태도에 미치는 영향 요인을 중심으로 검토한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 제시할 수 있었다. 첫째, 초등학생과 중학생들의 지체부자유아에 대한 태도는 전반적으로 중립적이면서 각 하위 영역인 감정, 행동, 인지적 태도 간의 불일치 경향을 나타냈다. 이 결과는 태도의 불확정성 또는 미안정성과 관련하여 개선의 필요성을 추론하게 했다.둘째, 초등학생의 태도는 중학생의 태도에 비해 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 초등학교에서의 통합교육이 중학교에 비해 효과적일 수 있다는 시사점과 초등학교에서부터의 조기 통합교육의 필요성에 대한 시사점을 제공한다. 셋째, 태도의 하위영역 간에 있어서 불일치는 있으나 여학생에 비해 남학생의 전반적 태도가 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 지체부자유아 통합교육에 있어서 남학생 또래 도움이의 활용 필요성을 시사한다. 넷째, 독자 학생들의 태도가 그렇지 않은 학생들에 비해 긍정적 태도를 나타냈다. 이 결과는 지체부자유아의 짝 선정 및 자리 배치에 있어서 독자 일반학생을 우선적으로 고려해야 함을 시사한다. 다섯째, 태도에 미치는 영향으로서 독서량과 장애이해 관련 영상 자료의 효과가 추론되었다. 이 결과는 기존의 장애이해 교육에 대한 재검토를 요구하는 것으로서 시사하는 바가 크다.

The normal students attitudes toward the students with disabilities, which is the most important in the successful integrated education, were investigated in this study. A survey was conducted for elementary and middle school students (n=371) in B city, and then the tendency of normal students attitudes toward the students with physical disabilities and the factors influencing the attitudes were reviewed. As the results of this study, the followings can be suggested. First, The attitudes of elementary and middle school students were neutral in general and showed inconsistent tendency in the detailed areas such as emotion, activity, and perception. This result presumes the need for corrections in the uncertainty and the unstability of the normal students attitudes toward the students with physical disabilities. Second, The attitudes of the elementary students were more positive than the that of the middle school students. This results suggest that the initiation of the integrated education is more effective in the elementary school than in the middle school. Third, Although there are inconsistency in the detailed areas, it appeared that the male students attitudes was more positive than the female students attitudes. This suggests that the friendship of male students should be used for the successful integrated education. Fourth, the only son or daughter students exhibited more positive attitude toward the students with physical disabilities. This may suggest that these students should be considered primarily in position coupling with the disabled students. Fifth, the effects of book reading and image materials also were considered as the factors affecting the attitude. This results suggests that reevaluation of the up-to-date education in understanding the disabled students is required. The normal students attitudes toward the students with disabilities, which is the most important in the successful integrated education, were investigated in this study. A survey was conducted for elementary and middle school students (n=371) in B city, and then the tendency of normal students attitudes toward the students with physical disabilities and the factors influencing the attitudes were reviewed. As the results of this study, the followings can be suggested. First, The attitudes of elementary and middle school students were neutral in general and showed inconsistent tendency in the detailed areas such as emotion, activity, and perception. This result presumes the need for corrections in the uncertainty and the unstability of the normal students attitudes toward the students with physical disabilities. Second, The attitudes of the elementary students were more positive than the that of the middle school students. This results suggest that the initiation of the integrated education is more effective in the elementary school than in the middle school. Third, Although there are inconsistency in the detailed areas, it appeared that the male students attitudes was more positive than the female students attitudes. This suggests that the friendship of male students should be used for the successful integrated education. Fourth, the only son or daughter students exhibited more positive attitude toward the students with physical disabilities. This may suggest that these students should be considered primarily in position coupling with the disabled students. Fifth, the effects of book reading and image materials also were considered as the factors affecting the attitude. This results suggests that reevaluation of the up-to-date education in understanding the disabled students is required.