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Assessment of Elementary Teachers' Knowledge about ADHD, Attitude, Stress Level and Intention for Inclusion Education

초등교사의 ADHD 관련 지식, 태도, 스트레스 수준 및 통합교육의지에 대한 인식

  • Choi, Yeon-Sook (BaeWha Women's University, Department of Child care and Education)
  • 최연숙 (배화여자대학교 아동보육과)
  • Received : 2017.03.26
  • Accepted : 2017.05.20
  • Published : 2017.05.28
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Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a relatively common condition of childhood onset and is of significant educational and social concern in elementary school. Investigating the determinants of teachers' attitudes and behavior and their relative importance is crucial for improving teaching practices and initial teacher education for effective inclusion of ADHD children. Based on two hundred and twenty seven survey responses from elementary school teachers, having experienced in dealing with ADHD students, this paper examines the age, gender, career and training-hours effects on the knowledge, attitude, stress and inclusive education involving ADHD children. The regression analysis shows that the gender influences the level of stress and that the training hours has some impact on the knowledge about ADHD at 5% significance level. However, the number of ADHD children experienced, age, gender, career and training-hours were identified as the non-significant predictors of teaching behavior in relation to ADHD children. As a conclusion, a brief discussion concerning the critical needs of elementary school teachers is also presented.

주의력결핍 과잉행동장애(ADHD)는 소아청소년기에 흔히 나타나는 장애질환으로 초등학교 아동들의 교육적, 사회적 적응에 어려움을 불러일으키는 요인 중의 하나이다. ADHD 증상아동들은 다른 학생들과 함께 가르치는 교사들의 태도와 행동을 결정하는 요인에 대한 분석은 효율적인 통합교육을 위한 교육방법의 개선과 교사 교육을 위해 필요한 과정이다. 본 연구에서는 ADHD 아동을 경험한 적이 있는 227명의 초등교사 설문조사를 바탕으로 나이, 성별, 교직경력, 연수시간 등이 지식, 태도, 스트레스 및 교실에서의 통합교육 의지에 미치는 영향 정도를 살펴보고자 하였다. 회귀분석 결과, 5% 유의수준에서 성별은 스트레스에, 연수시간은 ADHD 관련지식수준에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그렇지만 ADHD 학생의 지도경험, 나이, 성별, 교직경력, 연수시간 등의 요인은 통합교육 의지에 별다른 영향을 미치는 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 결론으로 교사들의 정책적 지원요구사항도 간략히 요약하여 제시하였다.

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