시각장애아 교사의 전문능력에 관한 연구 = A Study on the Competencies for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article presents a survey of the competencies for teachers of students with visual impairments. The competencies which the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired developed were translated into Korean and the committee was formed to review those competencies. The committee consisting 8 members selected a list of 115 knowledge and skills belonging to the competencies. The questionnaires were sent to 160 elementary and secondary school teachers of students with visual impairments in order to evaluate the levels of importance and achievement. 147 ones were returned and analyzed. In the results there were no significant differences between elementary and secondary school teachers and between undergraduate and graduate teachers. The area which was rated as most important was planning and managing the teaching and learning environment and the areas which were rated as low were ‘philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education’ and ‘diagnosis and evaluation’.