>>본 연구는 장애이해교육 내용을 삽입한 교과 수업이 일반아동의 장애아동에 대한 긍정적인 태도변화를 가져오는지 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 인천광역시에 소재하며 특수학급이 설치되어 있지 않은 한 초등학교의 4학년 일반아동 60명이다. 장애이해교육 내용을 삽입한 수업은 도덕, 사회, 국어교과에서 장애이해와 관련된 내용을 추출한 후 장애인에 대한 긍정적인 태도변화를 위해 효과적이라고 제안된 여러 전략들을 적용하여 수정, 보완한 교수-학습 지도안에 의해 이루어졌다. 실험집단에는 장애이해교육 내용을 강화한 수업을, 통제집단에는 장애 관련 내용이 포함된 원래의 수업을 정규교과시간에 10회 실시하였다. 연구결과 실험집단의 장애아동에 대한 태도가 통제집단에 비해 통계적으로 유의한 수준으로 긍정적으로 변화하였다. 본 연구결과는 정규 교과시간에 효과적으로 장애이해교육을 실시할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다는 것에 의의가 있겠다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on attitude change of general students toward students with disabilities through curricula infusion with disability awareness program. For this purpose, 60 4th grade general students from a public elementary school in Incheon were selected. 30 children from the group were assigned to the experimental group, and the other 30 to the controlled group respectively. This particular school does not operate any special classes. Curricula infusion incorporates information about disabilities and contents related to human rights into ongoing general education curricular. Curricula infusion process employed moral subject, language art, and social studies classes in elementary school. While the control group was given regular moral subject, social studies, language art without curricular infusion for disability awareness, the experimental group were given regular moral subject, social studies, language art through curricular infusion for disability awareness. Both group received 10 sessions with given curriculum. The result showed significant differences in attitudes of general students toward students with disabilities between groups. The students who received curricula infusion instruction developed more positive attitudes toward students with disabilities within statistical limits. Additional suggestions for implementing curricular infusion across different grade levels and curricular areas were offered.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on attitude change of general students toward students with disabilities through curricula infusion with disability awareness program. For this purpose, 60 4th grade general students from a public elementary school in Incheon were selected. 30 children from the group were assigned to the experimental group, and the other 30 to the controlled group respectively. This particular school does not operate any special classes. Curricula infusion incorporates information about disabilities and contents related to human rights into ongoing general education curricular. Curricula infusion process employed moral subject, language art, and social studies classes in elementary school. While the control group was given regular moral subject, social studies, language art without curricular infusion for disability awareness, the experimental group were given regular moral subject, social studies, language art through curricular infusion for disability awareness. Both group received 10 sessions with given curriculum. The result showed significant differences in attitudes of general students toward students with disabilities between groups. The students who received curricula infusion instruction developed more positive attitudes toward students with disabilities within statistical limits. Additional suggestions for implementing curricular infusion across different grade levels and curricular areas were offered.

attitude changes, curricular infusion, disability awareness, inclusive education