특수체육 지도자를 위한 양성 과정과 진로

Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the curriculum for training adapted physical activity professionals and the post undergraduate employment status. The educational contents were collected from the university websites of adapted/special physical education (APE/SPE) department. The information about attaining certification to become an adapted physical activities professional was found in related criteria of legislation. The current employment status was analyzed using internal data of the department of adapted/special physical education. Eight departments of APE/SPE focus on training students as special education teachers, while the other three departments provide general knowledge for being a professional in adapted physical activity. Departments of APE/SPE provide the opportunity to attain national and private certification as adapted physical educators. Secondary special education teachers and sport instructor for the disabled are counted as national certification. Psychomotor therapist, referee license, and lifeguard are examples of private certifications. The departments of APE/SPE focused on education produce about 200 students annually. These students had the following careers: adapted educator (23.9%), occupations related to adapted physical activities (18.7%) such as working for Korea Paralympic Committee (KPC)/ healthy and welfare center, or an instructor of adapted physical activities/sports or, and the others were employed at the other field (17.3%). The rest of students (40.1%) were unemployed. On the other hand, the department of APE/SPE, which are not focused on producing educator, yield about 63 students annually. The students were employed in a field related to physical activities (53.3%), KPC or adapted physical activities (psychomotoricity) (31.2%) and the other field (22.5%). The rest of 22.5% students are unemployed. It is hard to expect the founding of more department related to adapted physical activities due to the decreased number of students. However, the future of careers related to adapted physical activities are bright because the government increase the support in promoting lifetime physical activities and the welfare policy for in people with disability.