The purpose of this study was to investigate parent's cognitions of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on special education and recommendations. Variables of this study were parent's age, children's age, parent's occupation, parent's edu...
The purpose of this study was to investigate parent's cognitions of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on special education and recommendations. Variables of this study were parent's age, children's age, parent's occupation, parent's educational background, parent's religion, and parent's economic ability.
The subjects in this study were parents whose children attended special schools for visual disabled, hearing disabled, mental retardation and physical disabled youth in Seoul, Gyeonggi province, Chungcheong province, Jeolla province and Gyeongsang province. Survey was conducted by distributing 238 questionnaires, the responses from 135 parents were gathered, and 126 questionnaires were chosen for final analysis.
The findings of this study were as follows: First, parent's cognition of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on special education service was above the average. Parent's cognition of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on quality of teacher was highest, but on class size was lowest.
Second, parent's cognition of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on administration and facility of special school was average. Parent's cognition of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on admission administration was highest, but on service related disability was lowest.
Third, parent's cognition of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on special school service was average. Parent's cognition of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on relations between special school and parent was highest, but on content of parent education program was lowest.
Fourth, parent's recommendations of the children with severe‧multiple disabilities on special school service were individualized education program, decreasing class size, and remedial education and rehabilitation training.