Satisfaction of Classroom Teacher about the Itinerant Teachers for the Students with Visual Impairments: An Example of Tainan City

• Main Authors: Chien-Hsun Wang, 王建勛
• Other Authors: Ching-Ying Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40351653393641523968

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 特殊教育學系碩士在職專班 === 102 === Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate classroom teachers’satisfaction about the itinerant teachers who taught or were teaching students with visual impairments in Tainan city. Methods: After signing agreement documents, participants were ask to fill out the questionnaire with good validity and reliability which was adopted by researchers ourselves. Participants included pre-school, elementary school, junior high school and senior high school teachers who taught or were teaching students with visual impairments in Tainan city for the school year of 2013. At last, 77 classroom teachers participated in the study. Data were then analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey test by using the SPSS 18 package. (Data Statistical Analysis Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan). Results: First, in general, classroom teachers showed “fair to good” satisfaction on the services provided by itinerant teachers. Second, there were several significant differences findings due to participants’ background variables. Findings were as follows: 1. Communication and Coordination Demension: ( 1 ) Teachers who took courses or attended seminars /workshops on special education were significantly more satisfied than those with professional special education background. ( 2 ) Teachers of 3rd and 4th graders had the worst satisfaction than those of pre-schools, 1st and 2nd graders, 5th and 6th graders teachers. Furthermore, pre-school teachers also had better satisfaction than junior high school teachers. 2.Curriculum Demension ( 1 ) Female teachers were more satisfied than male teachers. ( 2 ) Work experience for 16-20 years had higher satisfication than those more than 21 years. ( 3 ) 5th and 6th graders teachers were more satisfied than junior high school teachers. 3. Assistance and Trainings Demension ( 1 ) Female teachers’ satisfaction was significantly higher than male teachers’. ( 2 ) Being classroom teachers through negotiation had significantly higher satisfaction than those without negotiation. ( 3 ) Teachers of 3rd and 4th graders had the worst satisfaction than those of pre-schools, 5th and 6th graders teachers. 4. Teaching materials Demension Classroom teachers whose voluntary assignment were significantly more satisfied than non-volunteers. 5. Resource Matchmaking Demension ( 1 ) Teachers who took courses or attended seminars /workshops on special education were significantly more satisfied than those with professional special education background. ( 2 ) Being classroom teachers through negotiation had significantly higher satisfaction than those without negotiation. ( 3 ) Teachers of 3rd and 4th graders had the worst satisfaction than those of pre-schools, 1st and 2nd graders, 5th and 6th graders, junior high schools, senior high schools / vocational schools teachers. Third, there were several findings of significant differences in satisfaction due to students’ background variables. Findings were as follows: 1. Communication and Coordination plus Resource Matchmaking Demension Classroom teachers of students with mild visual impairments were significantly more satisfied than teachers of students with visual and other impairments. 2. Curriculum Demension Reading media and add-ons or being extracted from their original classes, were the main variables of classroom teachers’ satisfaction. 3. Assistance and Trainings Demension Classroom teachers’ satisfaction showed significant differences on students with different degrees of visual impairments. 4 Teaching materials Demension Satisfactions showed no significant differences due to teachers’ background variables. Discussion: Finally, suggestions were made as references to government authorities , educational administrators, and itinerant teachers for the students with visual impairments according to the results. Moreover, related studies for the future were also suggested. Keywords: classroom teacher, itinerant teachers for the students with visual impairments, degree of satisfaction