A Study of Current Operation of Resource Rooms of Public Elementary Schools in Kaohsiung
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the achievement of current operation of resource rooms of public elementary schools in Kaohsiung city, and the impact of education reform by Ministry of Education in Taiwan on resource rooms. A total of 20 teachers from unclassified resource rooms in 20 schools respectively were interviewed through six types of unsturctrued questions. The results of interview indicate 1) a majority of these 20 teachers are females under 40 with bachelor degrees, who were either graduated from departments of special education in Teachers¡¦ College or had received non degree programs of special education, 2) methods or the courses adopted for those who need special education were basically supportive with 4-6 hours a week of regular extra-course in resource rooms. Final grades of students¡¦ performance were a compromise among teachers of both general classrooms and resource rooms, 3) improvement of students¡¦ learning and behavior is the advantage of the resource rooms, while the possible labeling effect is the disadvantage, 4) difficulties or limitations lie in the enrollment of unclassified handicap students and in the extra work load on the teachers of recourse rooms, 5) promotion of resource rooms is based on suggestions from students¡¦ parents, teachers, as well as guidelines of education reform by Ministry of Education in Taiwan, and 6) teachers of resource rooms believed that education reform careated more impact on the learning of resource room students in general classes than on course operation in resource rooms.
Key words: Resource room of public elementary school, Kaohsiung city
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0217105-125045 |
| Date | 17 February 2005 |
| Creators | Wang, Jean-jack |
| Contributors | Yu- Hsiung Cheng, none, none |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0217105-125045 |
| Rights | off_campus_withheld, Copyright information available at source archive |
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