건강장애 이해 프로그램이 건강장애 학생에 대한 일반 초등학생의 태도에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Health Impairment Understanding Program on the Attitude of Elementary School Students toward Students with Health Impairments

본 연구는 건강장애 이해 프로그램이 건강장애학생에 관한 일반 초등학생의 태도에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 것이다. 연구 대상은 경남 C시의 N초등학교 5학년 4개 학급으로 건강장애 학생이 소속되지 않았으며 11-12세 사이의 동일연령 집단이다. 실험집단은 52명, 통제집단은 51명이었으며, 실험집단에만 건강장애 이해 프로그램을 주당 1회, 40분, 4차시에 걸쳐 실시하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 건강장애 이해 프로그램은 실험 집단 여학생의 건강장애 학생에 대한 전체적 태도 변화에 긍정적인 영향을 주었다. 둘째, 건강장애 이해 프로그램은 일반초등학생의 건강장애 학생에 대한 정서적 태도변화에 영향을 주지 못하였다. 셋째, 건강장애 이해 프로그램은 일반 초등학생의 건강장애 학생에 대한 인지적 태도변화에 영향을 주지 못하였다. 넷째, 건강장애 이해 프로그램은 실험집단 여학생의 건강장애 학생에 대한 행동적 태도 변화에 긍정적인 영향을 주었다.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of health impairment understanding program on the attitude of elementary students toward the health impairments. The participants of 4 classes in the 5th grade were divided into the experimental group and the control group. Health impairment understanding program was constructed through interview with students with health impairments and their mothers, two special education teachers. This program was composed of understanding about health impairment, e-NIE activity, screen meeting with a student with health impairments, and quiz contest about health impairment. To investigate the attitude change of elementary students’ attitude toward the students with health impairments through this program, the questionnaire on the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral attitude about the health impairment with Likert 5 scale was used. The results of this study were as follows:First, the health impairment understanding program, girl students in the experimental group showed positive change on the whole attitude toward students with health impairments. Second, the health impairment understanding program hadn't positive effect on the emotional attitude toward students with health impairments. Third, the health impairment understanding program hadn't positive effect on the cognitive attitude toward the health impairments. Finally, through the health impairment understanding program, only students in th experimental group showed positive change on the behavioral attitude toward the health impairments. In conclusion, this program was effective to the change of the behavioral attitude of girl students toward the health impairment.