KMID : 1036820130180020203
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Communication Sciences & Disorders 2013 Volume.18 No. 2 p.203 ~ p.222
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A Qualitative Study on Teachers¡¯ Perceptions and Response Processes Towards Preschool Children Who Stutter
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Kim Seung-Mi
Lee Eun-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives: A teacher can greatly contribute to improving the environment of a child who stutters along with his or her parents. Thus, in this research, teachers¡¯ perceptions and response processes towards a stuttering preschool children will be analyzed and the causes of these particular perceptions and responses will be clarified.
Methods: In-depth interviews with 6 homeroom teachers of preschool children who stutter have been performed, and then analyzed through the grounded theory approach.
Results: The central phenomenon in the experiences of teachers towards children who stutter was found to be in the sense of ¡®need to do something¡¯. The causal conditions of this phenomenon were the teachers¡¯ ¡®perception on stuttering¡¯, and ¡®identifying children¡¯s attitudes towards stuttering¡¯. ¡®Perceptions and attitudes of peers¡¯, ¡®active attitudes of parents¡¯ functioned as contextual conditions influencing the phenomenon. The examples of a teacher¡¯s action/interaction with a stuttering child to handle such a phenomenon were ¡®observing the child intentionally¡¯, ¡®seeking ways to help¡¯, ¡®sharing the information with parents and peers¡¯, and, ¡®handling the stuttering behaviors¡¯. The intervening conditions influencing these actions were ¡®lack of education on stuttering¡¯, ¡®an experience on a stuttering adult¡¯, ¡®priority to other disabilities¡¯, and ¡®limitation of classroom environment¡¯. The action/interaction consequences towards the phenomenon were found to be ¡®encountering the limit¡¯, ¡®whether to perceive stuttering as disability or not¡¯, and ¡®optimism or concern about the future of the children who stutter¡¯.
Conclusion: This study identified the factors influencing the teachers¡¯ responses and their roles in therapy for children who stutter.
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KEYWORD
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Stuttering, Perception, Response process, Qualitative research, Grounded theory approach
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