장애인 평생학습도시 사업 실무자의 운영 경험

Abstract

This study explored the perceptions of practitioners who participated in the operation of the lifelong learning city for people with disabilities from 2020 to 2021 to find out about the operating experience of the lifelong learning city for people with disabilities. To this end, between 2020 and 2021, an in-depth interview was conducted with 5 operational practitioners from 5 cities among local governments selected for the lifelong learning city operation project for people with disabilities The results were as follows as. First, the significance of the lifelong learning city project for people with disabilities that people with disabilities can enhance new experiences and learning effects as the subject of education, and that the perception has changed, such as meeting people with disabilities in person and creating a disability-friendly perspective. Second, difficulties in running the project were the difficulty of treating lifelong education as a concept of welfare rather than education, the lack of mutual understanding between people with disabilities and the non-disabled, the lack of professional competence of the person in charge, and the lack of concreteness of the project. Third, it was found that the development and operation of various lifelong education programs for the disabled are needed as a plan to vitalize the project, and it was recognized that the project operation with specialized institutions and experts in lifelong education for the disabled, the strengthening of the capacity of lifelong education for the disabled of the persons involved, and the cooperative network are necessary. In conclusion, in the reality where the lifelong learning city operation project for people with disabilities was expanding, it was found that it is urgent to create a foundation for smooth business operation, and it is necessary to strengthen the operator's understanding and capacity for lifelong education for the disabled and to expand operating institutions.