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Improving Work Adjustment Skills in Students with Mental Retardation Using Hydroponics Program

수경재배 프로그램을 통한 지적 장애학생의 직업적응력 증진

  • Joo, Byung-Sik (Department of Horticultural Therapy, Graduate School of Agriculture and Animal Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Sin-Ae (Department of Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Son, Ki-Cheol (Department of Horticultural Therapy, Graduate School of Agriculture and Animal Science, Konkuk University)
  • 주병식 (건국대학교 농축대학원 원예치료학과) ;
  • 박신애 (건국대학교 환경과학과) ;
  • 손기철 (건국대학교 농축대학원 원예치료학과)
  • Received : 2012.05.30
  • Accepted : 2012.06.27
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of horticultural therapy (HT) program using hydroponics on work adjustment skills of students with mental retardation. Based on the critical role transitional model and special education curriculum for agriculture, especially hydroponics, HT program (total 22 sessions) using hydroponics procedure for Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. 'Asia Heuk Romaine') was developed. Fourteen (10 males, 4 females) graded $1^{st}$ to $2^{nd}$ with intellectual disabilities were recruited from a special education class in a high school located in Inchon, Korea and then a special farm for hydroponics in Inchon, Korea was offered for the HT program. The students with intellectual disabilities participated in the HT program for 4-month (from September to December of 2011, twice a week, approximately 60 minutes per session). Before and after the HT program, the McCarron assessment neuromuscular development, emotional behavioral checklist, interpersonal negotiation strategies, and KEPAD picture vocational interest test were performed by the teachers and horticultural therapists. As the results, the students significantly improved motor performance (p = 0.002), emotional behavioral strategies (p = 0.00), and interpersonal negotiation strategies (p = 0.05). However, no significant difference between before and after the HT program for vocational interest was observed. In conclusion, the HT program using hydroponics, consists of simple and easy tasks so that it would be applicable for the students with intellectual disabilities positively affected to work adjustment skills by improving the motor performance, emotional behavioral strategies, and interpersonal negotiation strategies. Additionally, HT programs using hydroponics with various kinds of vegetables are required to develop and to apply in practical settings for improving work adjustment skills.

본 연구는 실제 재배농가에서 실시되는 엽채류 수경재배를 이용한 원예치료 프로그램을 통해 지적 장애학생의 직업적응력을 향상시키고자 실시하였다. 직업적응훈련모델과 제 7차 특수학교 직업교과과정 농업교과의 경제작물영역에서 수경재배의 특성과 기초적인 이론을 바탕으로 엽채류(상추, Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. 'Asia Heuk Romaine')) 수경재배를 이용한 원예치료 프로그램(총 22회기)을 개발하였다. 인천광역시 K구에 위치한 특수학교 전공과에 재학중인 1-2학년 지적 장애학생 14명(남 10명, 여 4명)을 대상으로, 학교와 가까이 위치하고 있는 인천시 K구에 위치한 채소류 전문생산농가에서 실시되었다. 본 프로그램은 2011년 9월부터 12월까지 주 2회(회기 당 평균 60분) 전공과 교육과정 내 실습교육의 일부로 진행되었다. 수경재배를 이용한 원예치료 프로그램의 효과를 검증하기 위해서 담임교사 또는 원예치료사가 원예치료 프로그램 실시 전과 후에 실험에 참여한 장애학생들을 대상으로 신경근육발달능력(McCarron assessment neuromuscular development), 정서적 행동능력(emotional behavioral checklist), 대인관계전략(interpersonal negotiation strategies), 직업 흥미도 검사(KEPAD pictoral vocational interest test)를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 수경재배를 이용한 원예치료 프로그램 실시 후에 지적 장애학생들의 운동능력(P= 0.002), 정서적 행동능력(P= 0.00), 대인관계전략(P = 0.05)이 유의하게 향상된 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 직업 흥미도에 대한 통계적 유의성은 나타나지 않았다. 결론적으로, 본 수경재배를 이용한 원예치료 프로그램은 지적 장애학생들의 직업적응력 증진에 영향을 미치는 운동능력과 정서적 행동능력 및 대인관계전략에 긍정적인 효과가 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 수경재배는 대체로 단순하고 쉬운 작업과정으로, 지적 장애인의 직업영역으로써 적합하며, 직무수행에 있어서도 비교적 어려움이 적은 직종이라 판단된다. 추가적으로 직업적응력 증진을 위해 실제 현장에서 다양한 종류의 엽채류를 재배하는 수경재배 프로그램의 개발 및 적용이 필요할 것이다.

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