Analysis of Requirements for Convergence of Qualifications for Lifelong Education Professionals in the Field of Vocational Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Counseling) for the Restructuring of Majoring Courses for Developmental Disabilities into Lifelong Educational Institutions

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to qualitatively analyze the needs for the convergence of qualifications of lifelong education professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling), which is one of the measures to be considered in order to restructure the majoring courses for students with developmental disabilities as lifelong education institutions in an organizational level. FGI was used for the research method, targeting experts in the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling). The study contents and results were presented in three main aspects. First, based on the consistency of the curriculum composed by the current majoring courses for developmental disabilities with the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling), the consistency between the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling) and the lifelong education curriculum for IDD, the study examined whether it is reasonable for the current majoring courses for developmental disabilities to be restructured as a lifelong education institution through convergence with the qualification of lifelong education professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling). Second, the plan required to train lifelong education professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling) was suggested for the restructure of majoring courses for developmental disabilities into lifelong education institutions. Third, the plan required for the placement of lifelong education professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling) was suggested for the restructure of majoring courses for developmental disabilities into lifelong education institutions. As a result of the study, if the majoring courses for the current developmental disability are converged with the training and placement of lifelong education professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation (rehabilitation counseling) in order to be restructured into lifelong education institutions, the linkage and advancement of the current majoring courses curriculum into lifelong education curriculum, the qualification of coordinator type professionals through counseling-based curriculum planning, the qualification of professionals centered on curriculum operation, and the realization of standards for training lifelong education professionals through cooperation between university and major courses possible could be analyzed. In addition, it was analyzed that the lifelong education professionals manpower exchange project through linkage between majoring courses-led regional institutions can be promoted.