전환교육에 대한 장애학생 부모의 인식 및 요구

Abstract

Parental involvement is one of the important factors leading to the successful transition of students with disabilities into adulthood. Also, studies have shown that the more actively parents participate, the better the results are after graduation. Regarding parents' active participation in this transition , it is important to find out how they perceive current transition education and related services and what their demands are for improving their child’s postschool outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions and demands of parents of adolescents with disabilities for transition education and related services to lead to active parental participation. To this end, surveys were collected from 99 parents of students with disabilities in high school and vocational courses located in Chungbuk, South Korea. As a result of the surveys, in relation to the goal of transition education, the respondents considered employment and vocational training as the most important areas for their children's post-graduation goals. Regarding the individualized transition planning, more than half of the respondents reported that their children's post-school goals were written in the individualized educational plan(IEP), but about 57% of the parents reported that they were unable to attend their children's IEP meeting. In relation to the transition education program, the guardians generally recognized that such programs were necessary in all areas. As for the smooth operation of the transition education, the respondents wanted secure facilities and equipment in the local community, a sufficient budget for the operation of the transition education, and an appropriate allotment of transition specialists.