| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立花蓮師範學院 === 特殊教育教學碩士班 === 90 === Research on the Current State of Operation and Related Problems of Hualien Area Elementary and Junior High School Resource Rooms
Student: Lin Chung-chuan Advising Professor: Hung Ching-yi, Ph. D
Graduate Institute of Compulsory Education Special Education ＆ Teaching Masters Program, National Hualien Teachers College
Abstract
The main objective of this research is to investigate the state of operation and
related problems of Hualien area elementary and junior high school resource classrooms. To reach this research objective, this researcher focused on the elementary and junior high school administrative personnel and teachers of resource classrooms set up in the Hualien area. These research subjects were given questionnaires and interviews, with the expectation of reaching a deeper and broader level of understanding.
The research results were:
l. Present state of operation of resource classrooms
i. There was a shortage of qualified special educational teachers. Those with household registrations outside of Hualien City or County made up a relatively high percentage. Not many teachers serve in resource classrooms for 2 or 3 years or up; teacher turnover is frequent.
ii. There were a limited percentage of qualified special educational teachers with resource classroom college credits or research and study before beginning work. The professional quality of resource teachers should be kept under observation.
ll. Resource teachers’ role expectations and role performance:
i. Role expectations were all at the “high” and “very high” level; the level of role performance was “medium” to “high”. The level of role performance can still be enhanced.
ii. Generally speaking, those teachers with high role expectations also had high role performance. Only those with high expectations possessed that basic sense of professional responsibility that a teacher needs to have should be in the majority. A portion of professional knowledge and ability and of professional spirit is also needed. There is still a lack of research on special education and development of teaching materials and aids, etc.
lll. Interview Results:
i. The factors for the lack of professional teachers are many. How to raise the quality of educational service is the challenge we face. The concept and position of the resource classroom is unclear, and the special education knowledge and ability of administrative personnel and teachers of regular classes needs enhancement. Parents do not participate actively enough, and effective 2-way communication requires much hard work.
ii. Aboriginal schools and those set up on remote districts require even more resource classrooms than regular schools. The pressing need in the field of special education is how to realize in practice a localized and concretized resource classroom model.
According to the research results and findings, concrete and practicable suggestions are made. The expectation is that the educational authorities concerned, institutions that cultivate teaching professionals, and schools will stress Hualien area resource classrooms and allow their special functions and features to be effectively realized.
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