Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education (한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육)

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A Case Study of the Difficulties and Support Needs of Elementary Teachers in the Management of Gifted Institutions in the Rural Areas of Chungcheongbuk-do Province

충북 소외지역의 영재교육기관 운영에 있어 초등 교사들이 겪는 어려움 및 지원 요구에 관한 사례연구

  • Received : 2018.12.01
  • Accepted : 2019.01.04
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out what kind of difficulties teachers face in the management of the elementary gifted institutions in the rural area of Chungbuk province. In this study, rural area was defined that the area where gifted education is difficult to access due to geographical accessibility or where gifted education service is restricted. The participants of the this study were three elementary gifted teachers who manage elementary gifted education institutions and is teaching science to disadvantaged gifted students. We collected data about the difficulties and support needs for the management of the gifted institutions in the rural area through the questionnaire and the interview. The results of this study are as follows. First, the common difficulty that teachers expressed was the lack of parental attention and awareness of gifted education. Second, the teachers who participated in this study perceived different difficulties according to their area, experience, and environment. Teacher A is the lack of awareness of the managers, teacher B is the difficulty of student selection, teacher C is the most difficult factor in teacher quality management. This difference in perceptions also led to differences in the support improvements required by gifted class teachers in the rural area. Third, the three teachers commonly referred to difficulties to access due to geographical accessibility, and demanded the integrated management of the gifted class in the rural area and the support for the expansion of the class.

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Table 1. Basic information of research participants

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Table 2. Order of difficulty for the teachers in the management of gifted institutions in the rural areas

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Table 3. Order of support needs in the management of gifted institutions in the rural areas

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