英文摘要 |
In 2013, 85% of all students with disabilities attended regular classes in compulsory education in Taiwan. What were the educational outcomes for these students? We explored the school adjustment and campus satisfaction of students with disabilities in junior high schools; the differences of the school adjustment and the campus satisfaction of the students with disabilities from grades, placements and categories of disabilities; furthermore, the association between campus satisfaction and adjustment conditions of the students was also evaluated. Methods: The data were extracted from the junior high school questionnaires of the 2008 school year of the Special Needs Education Longitudinal Study database. The questionnaires were completed by teachers and students and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a t test, a repeated measures analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation. All student samples (1,213 students in the seventh grade and 952 students in the ninth grade) attended regular classes or received additional resource classroom programs in Northern, Central, Southern, and Eastern Taiwan. Results/ Findings: (a) Regarding school adjustment, the main difficulty for all students with disabilities was in academic dimension. The second difficulty was in peer relationships, followed by teacher-student relationships. Students exhibited the most favorable performance in following regular school rules. Self-adjustment showed the second-most favorable results. Overall, campus satisfaction was adequate. (b) Regarding academic dimension, students with intellectual disability (ID) exhibited substantial difficulties, followed by students with learning disability (LD). (c) In peer relationships, the most prominent difficulties were exhibited by students with autism spectrum disorder . (d) Regarding following regular school rules, the most severe difficulties were exhibited by students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), followed by students with LD and ID. (e) Regarding self-adjustment, the students with EBD and LD in the ninth grade exhibited the least favorable performance. (f) Regarding teacher–student relationships, the students with EBD and LD in the ninth grade exhibited the most difficulties. (g) Regarding campus satisfaction, the students with EBD and LD in the ninth grade showed the least satisfaction. (h) Comparing grades, the students in the ninth grade exhibited a less favorable performance than those in the seventh grade regarding teacher–student relationships, but no substantial differences in each of the other dimensions. Based on a comparison of the placements, the results demonstrated that the school adjustment and campus satisfaction of students attending regular classes was superior to that of those receiving additional resource classroom programs, in addition to self-adjustment, teacher-student relationships, and campus satisfaction in seventh grade students. Results were identical for ninthgradestudents, in addition to self-adjustment. (i) Self-adjustment, teacher–student relationships, and peer relationships had a moderate impact on campus satisfaction, but no substantial association was observed between academic performance and campus satisfaction. Conclusions/Implications: The study indicated that students with disabilities were satisfied with the current situation of inclusive education. |