A Study on the Working Experience and Coping Strategies of the Special Education Teachers in Hospital Bedside Teaching in Taipei

• Main Authors: Shaio-Ching Yang, 楊小青
• Other Authors: Huey-Ming Pan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48068767356466312688

碩士 === 中原大學 === 教育研究所 === 99 === Abstract The purpose of this research was to explore the working experience and coping strategies of the special education teachers in hospital bedside teaching in Taipei. The research was conducted by phenomenology methodology and attempted to interpret the nature of experiences. Three subjects were recruited from the special education teachers in hospital bedside teaching in Taipei. This research use the semi-structured in-depth interviews for date gathering. Six texts were found for the thematic analysis. Four essential themes of experiences of the special education teachers in hospital bedside teaching are found:（1）Difficulties, issues and challenges are different in the work at each phase. In order to cope with these problems the bedside teachers must activly develop good cooperation relationship with different partners and problem solving strategies.（2）The conquest of the difficulties with faith and taking the full responsibilities.（3） Through flexibility to overcome the difficulties in establishing and intergrating support and resources.（4）The need to increase qualities and quantities in education of hospital bedside teaching through the systematic and long term pre-service and in-service training. Based on these themes and results, there are some concrete recommendations are proposed for the future research, special education teacher preparation programs, education executive institution and the related cooperation units in special education teachers in hospital bedside teaching. More resources and attention are urgently expected for the hospital bedside teachers. Also more time and energy will be hopefully used to expand the theory and practice in bedside teaching related issues.