텍스트 마이닝을 활용한 한국 특수교육 관련 언론 보도 동향 연구: 2008~2022

Abstract

Based on trend analysis of the contents and issues of special education-related media coverage, this study aims to present the practical directions of the media for the development of special education. For this purpose, a total of 17,298 relevant news articles were analyzed over a five-year period, which were released from 2008, when the Act on Special Education for Persons with Disabilities came into force, to 2022. The findings are as follows. First, the number of special education-related media coverage generally increased from 2008 to 2022. When analyzed by period, there has been a significant increase in Period 3 (2018-2022) compared to Period 1 (2008-2012) and Period 2 (2013- 2017), especially since 2021. Second, the most important issue in all periods was the common theme of “establishment of new or more special schools (classes) and recruitment of special teachers.” Third, the common issues that recurred in all periods were “building infrastructure,” “inclusive and individualized education,” “vocational, higher and lifelong education,” and “improving human rights of students with disabilities and disability awareness,” but the details of each issue in each period varied according to the tasks of the Five-Year Plan for the Development of Special Education. Fourth, the media coverage of violations of the human and educational rights of students with disabilities have increased most explosively in each period. Fifth, media reports often use the term “support” simultaneously with activities for the human rights or education of students with disabilities. This means that there is room for the general public to perceive the human rights or education of students with disabilities as a case-by-case basis for preferential treatment. Based on the above findings, this study proposes that media coverage should avoid discriminatory views or interest-oriented articles and provide articles with a long-term perspective to understand the government's policy will rather than articles that simply convey information.