시각장애학교의 안전교육 운영실태 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide the basic data of the safety training effectively by investigating real state of a school for the visually impaired students. To accomplish the purpose, 193 teachers in a school for the visual impairments were surveyed. The questionnaire with 12 questions were developed, and SPSS programs were utilized for this study. The results of this study were as follows: First, on the establishment of plans and execution of Orientation and Mobility(O&M) safety instruction, female teachers had higher awareness than male teachers and college graduated teachers had higher awareness than those with master degree and teachers without visual impairments had higher awareness than teachers with visual impairments. On the establishment of evacuation planning, college graduated teachers had higher awareness than those with master degree, and teachers without visual impairments had higher awareness than teachers with visual impairments. On preparation and execution of a safety check, teachers without visual impairments had higher awareness than teachers with visual impairments. Second, on preparation and utilization of safety educational materials, 1-4years experienced teachers had higher awareness than 5-14years experienced teachers and teachers without visual impairments had higher awareness than teachers with visual impairments. Third, on safety instruction for risk factors, college graduated teachers had higher awareness than those with master degree and teachers without visual impairments had higher awareness than teachers with visual impairments. On the spot guidance, college graduated teachers had higher awareness than those with master degree. The order of the difficulties in conducting safety education according to career that teachers had mentioned was as follows: lack of time or materials, lack of training for teachers without visual impairments and lack of time or materials, lack of expertise for teachers with visual impairments. Forth, for the main categories of the safety education, male teachers answered O&M safety and life safety in order of importance and female teachers answered disaster safety and living safety in order of importance.