Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to provide basic information to researchers who want to carry out narrative inquiry in the field of special education in the future.
 Methods 51 narrative studies in the field of special education in Korea were analyzed from 2000 to 2021. For analysis, analysis criteria were established through a review of prior research, and based on this, analyzed by journal, publication year, research participants, number of participants, research topics, disability area, number of participants, data formation methods, interview period and number of times.
 Results As a result of the analysis, 11.8% of the papers to be analyzed were published in ‘Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education’ and 9.8% in ‘Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice,’ with a total of 21.6% published in two journals. The publication started with 1 paper in 2004, 8 papers were published in 2021, confirming the increasing trend of narrative inquiry research. As for the participants, 40.7% of special education teachers and 20.3% of general teachers were involved in the study. the number of participants was 1~3 people accounting for the majority. Most of the research topics were instruction and curriculum operation experiences. In the case of the disability area, 46.4% of the studies dealt with the overall disability without limiting the specific disability area, and 8.9% of the single disability area were visual impairment and Multiple disability, respectively. As for the data formation method, 64.7% of them collected individual interviews and field text together. The interview period showed an even distribution from less than 1 month to 12 months. As for the number of individual interviews, 3~4 times were the most at 27.4%.
 Conclusions Based on these results, implications for the development of narrative inquiry in the field of special education in the future were discussed.

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