A Study of Elementary Special Education Community-with the Newly Revised Curriculum Guidelines of the Special Education as Explore Theme

• Main Authors: Lai,Chun-Ying, 賴春瑩
• Other Authors: Hung,Chih-Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/np969y

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 教學專業發展數位學習碩士在職專班 === 103 === Research on special education community are scarce, and most of them are trend to be established based on cross-school or cross teaching fields. Special education community in Wheat Elementary School (a pseudonym) is established by the school's special education teachers, and its research theme is the newly revised curriculum guidelines of the special education which will be implemented overall. It aim to explore this community feature of establishment, development, exploring themes and professional growth of the teachers participated in the community. For research purpose, the study adopted the qualitative research method, research began from the beginning of the establishment of the community, data collecting lasted for one year, including two semesters of community operations, study participants included five people. Related data were collected from interviews, participant observation, document, reflection journals. According to the analysis, this study came to the following points: 1.Establishment and operation of the special education community revealed a highly recognition and professional commitment as a member of a special education teacher. 2.Pragmatic and reflection on action to promote special education community shows the vitality and dynamic development. 3.Leveraging the expert and has the administrative support can help a community operation. 4.Two sub-themes have different significance to members, included nine practical features. 5.Members experienced three predicaments while exploring the theme of practical operation. 6.Knowledge improvement and application of teaching is needed by the members mostly. And the professional development can be divided into four dimensions. 7.Sharing in the community is the medium for professional development, reflection is the most important key. Finally, related suggestions based on research results are proposed for educational administration, schools, teachers who want to set up a special education community.