청각장애인의 밤 활동에 관한 질적 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out experience extent, the present playing conditions, limiting factors of night activities of people with hearing impairment, providing measures for appropriate support of night activities and original data required to develop night activities programs. The qualitative research method with individual and in-depth interviews was utilized for this study. Three adults with hearing impairment were participated for this study. The results from this study were as follows. First, the hearing impaired generally took part in various night activities, but did narrow range of activities and didn't take deep enjoyment in night. Second, night playing activities of the hearing impaired were mostly performed indoor, not outdoor. Third, the main factors to limit night activities of the hearing impaired were largely divided into internal and external factors in this study. Fear of night, difficulties of communication were determined as internal factors and excessive control or protection of the parents(or tight restrictions of night activities in a dormitory), no playmate to do night playing activities together, lack of environmental resources to trigger night activities, the outdoor environmental risks were determined as external ones to limit night activities of them. Fourth, the hearing impaired's cognition about support of night activities was very positive, and revealed that they needed to develop night activities programs for the hearing and the hearing impaired together as well as for the hearing impaired.