| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立彰化師範大學 === 特殊教育學系所 === 96 === The Study on the Difficulties and the Supporting Services Needs for the Teachers of Students with Visual Impairment in Inclusive Class of Senior and Vocational High Schools.
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to examine the difficulties and the supporting services needs for the teachers of students with visual impairment in inclusive class of senior and vocational high schools. Both questionnaire survey and interview were used to achieve this purpose.
The samples of this study are teachers who teach students with visual impairment in inclusive class of senior and vocational high schools and serve at Taichung county, Taichung city, Changhua county and Nantu country. The tool of the research is the “questionnaire of teaching problems and supporting services needs for the teachers teaching students with visual impairment in inclusive class of senior and vocational high school”. The interviews were compiled for further in depth studies. The results of this study are summarized as follows:
1. Current condition of the difficulties faced by teachers.
Orders (from top to bottom) of difficulties for the teachers teaching in inclusive class are: interaction between parents and teacher, executive supporting, learning and counseling.
(1) The aspect of “learning and counseling”: In the questionnaire, the most difficult thing that teachers meet is “teach students to use better ways for learning”.
(2) The aspect of “executive support”: In the questionnaire, the most difficult thing that teachers meet is “decrease the number of students in a class”.
(3) The aspect of “interaction between parents and teachers”: In the questionnaire, the most difficult thing that teachers meet is “parents don't cooperate with the teacher”.
2. Current condition of the required supports for need for teachers.
Orders (from top to bottom) of supporting services needs for the teachers teaching in inclusive class are: interaction between parents and teacher, executive supporting, learning and counseling.
(1) The aspect of “learning and counseling”: In the questionnaire, the supporting service need for teachers is for “students to use better ways for learning”.
(2) The aspect of “executive support”: In the questionnaire, the supporting service need for teachers is “barrier-free environment for students to act in schools”.
(3) The aspect of “interaction between parents and teachers”: In the questionnaire, the supporting service need for teachers is “provide parents with information about enter a higher school or get a job”.
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3. The differences between the difficulties and supporting services needs for the teachers of students with visual impairment in inclusive class of senior and vocational high schools:
In general supporting services needs for learning and counseling, executive supporting, interaction between parents and teacher are higher than its difficulties.
4. Teachers Background differentiation test:
(1)There is no significant differences of the difficulties faced by teachers between teachers’ services years in ordinary classes, professional background of special education, whether there is a special education class in school or not, the loss of students with visual impairment, what medium student use. There is significant difference in sex. The male teachers face more difficulties than those of female. There is also significant difference on whether had ever taught handicapped students or not. The teachers had never taught handicapped students are capable of facing more difficulties than those of ever taught handicapped students.
(2)There is no significant difference of the supporting services needs for teachers between teachers’ services years in ordinary classes, professional background of special educational, whether opens the special education class or not in school, the loss of students with visual impairment. There is significant difference in sex. The male teachers need more supporting services than female teachers. There is significant difference in whether had ever taught handicapped students. The teachers had never taught handicapped students need more supporting services than the teachers had ever taught handicapped students. There is a significant difference in what medium student use. The teachers whose students use Braille need more supporting services than the teachers those of use enlarge word.
According to the results of this study, the researcher proposed some recommendations for official administration, school administration, regular class teachers, parents, future study for considerations.
Keywords: students with visual impairment, the supporting services
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