The Effect of Career and Vocational Education Program on the Career Maturity of the High School Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Written by: An, Yeong-deok
Department of Special Education
Graduate School of Education
Woosuk University
Directe...
The Effect of Career and Vocational Education Program on the Career Maturity of the High School Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Written by: An, Yeong-deok
Department of Special Education
Graduate School of Education
Woosuk University
Directed by: Prof. Chung, Jin-ja, Ph. D.
<Abstract>
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of career and vocational education program on the career maturity of the high school students with intellectual disabilities.
The subjects in this study were 5 intellectual disabilities high school female students in G City, Jeonbuk Province. The career and vocational education program was conducted total 20 times for 10 weeks 2 times per week. The time required at a time was 50 minutes.
The results of the present study were as follows:
Firstly, career and vocational education program have an positive effect on vocational maturity of intellectual disabilities high school student. Looking over Individualized level, student 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 improved one at a time. In conclusion, student 1 was the highest, but student 5 was the lowest.
Secondly, career and vocational education program have an positive effect on vocational maturity sub categories of intellectual disabilities high school student like planning, self-understanding, attitude for the work. Looking over Individualized level, student 1 rise to Points of item like planning, self-understanding, attitude for the work, independence. Especially, planning and self-understanding scored significantly higher. Student 2 rise to Points of item like planning, self-understanding, attitude for the work. Especially, self- understanding scored significantly higher. Student 3 rise to Points of item like planning, self-understanding, attitude for the work and change the behavior and attitude. Student 4 rise to Points of item like planning, attitude for the work, independence. Student 5 rise to Points of item like planning, self-understanding.
Thirdly, the student have a great change in regular sequence from first career and vocational education program to 20 session. At first class, student have a difficulty in word like occupation, but they changed their mind that interested in aptitude and families' individual job, fact that must fit their talents and aptitude in daily life. During the career and vocational education program period, they show the positive effects. they see a variety of job. So they consider future career and investigate planning, self-understanding, attitude for the work, independence at the period of attendance.
This research provide implications that School community continuously support intellectual disabilities high school students by individually customized career and vocational education program and local community support intellectual disabilities high school students by Hands-on vocational programs offered in conjunction with high school and family community continue to allow their children to participate in vocational programs in conjunction with high school and local community to keep vocational maturity up.
The limitations of this study are as follows.
First, this study applies the program is short session five of high school students with intellectual disabilities who have difficulty in a case of a generalization of the results.
Second, this study is a research of first, second-class intellectual disabilities, so students with mild intellectual disabilities rather difficult to apply.
Third, this study is a case of targeting female students with intellectual disabilities to apply to the part about the boys should be contemplated.
Fourth, this study used a test tool for elementary students, so mild intellectual disabilities students must think carefully when applying.
Focusing on the above results that I have some suggestions.
First, the program is executed, as an independent area indicating the result of the student was reduced. In the future, a study that can enhance the effectiveness of the program the independent region should be performed.
Second, in this study, the students are more interested in class-oriented understanding through the game rather than a class of the teacher oriented. Research for students with intellectual disabilities, if the point of the study subjects would proceed with a pleasant form of research, effectiveness be considered in terms of excellence.
Third, like the type of disability, although level of disability and difference in each individual job characteristics, according to the individualized needs of course, if the program is in progress, to support the needs of students with intellectual disabilities and families.