장애위험 영유아의 조기발견 및 조기개입에 대한 국공립 장애아통합어린이집 보육교사의 인식과 실태 및 지원 요구

Abstract

In this study, a survey was conducted to find out the perception and support needs for early identification and early intervention of at-risk young children, targeting child care and education teachers of public inclusive child care and education centers for young children with disabilities. A total of 116 questionnaires were used as final analysis data. And using SPSS 29.0, frequency analysis, multiple response frequency analysis, and content analysis were performed according to the characteristics of the items. The research results are as follows. First, participants at public inclusive child care and education centers for young children with disabilities collected information on at-risk young children through regular observation and anecdotal records, and then diagnosed them using a screening tool. Second, participants mainly recognized the behavioral characteristics of young children with autism as well as developmental delays as behavioral characteristics of at-risk young children. Third, participants are aware of the needs for early identification and early intervention, but they are experiencing difficulties due to lack of related knowledge and differences in views between parents and public inclusive child care and education centers. Fourth, participants requested support from special education experts, training to strengthen child care and education teachers’ competency, reduced teacher-to-child ratio, and systematic and professional institutional support for early identification and early intervention of at-risk young children. This study is meaningful in that it provided basic data for the establishment of a support system for early identification and early intervention of at-risk young children.