Table 1.
Work profiles of special education teachers and teacher’s aides (N = 388)
| Variables | Items | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Years of experience in SSa | <9 months | 18 (4.6 %) |
| 9-18 months | 28 (7.2 %) | |
| 19-42 months | 59 (15.2 %) | |
| 43-66 months | 43 (11.1 %) | |
| >66 months | 240 (61.9 %) | |
| Work days per week | <5 days | 31 (8.0 %) |
| 5 days | 308 (79.4 %) | |
| >5 days | 49 (12.6 %) | |
| Hours per day - | ≤20 h | 249 (64.2 %) |
| Administrative work | 21-30 h | 7 (1.8 %) |
| 31-40 h | 53 (13.7 %) | |
| 41-50 h | 79 (20.4 %) | |
| Hours per day - | ≤20 h | 104 (26.8 %) |
| Direct contact with students | 21-30 h | 12 (3.1 %) |
| 31-40 h | 119 (30.7 %) | |
| 41-50 h | 153 (39.4 %) | |
| Break between lessons | Yes | 128 (33.0 %) |
| No | 260 (67.0 %) | |
| Nap habit | Yes | 167 (43.0 %) |
| No | 221 (57.0 %) | |
| Exercise habit | Yes | 200 (51.5 %) |
| No | 188 (48.5 %) | |
| Type of special school | Public | 388 (100 %) |
| Subsidized | 0 (0.0 %) | |
| Private | 0 (0.0 %) | |
| Age range of student served | Kindergarten | 15 (4.1 %) |
| Elementary school | 42 (11.4 %) | |
| Secondary school | 50 (13.6 %) | |
| Vocational School | 192 (52.0 %) | |
| Dormitory | 41 (11.1 %) | |
| Others | 3 (0.8 %) | |
| More than one segment | 26 (7.0 %) | |
| Diagnosis of students | Physical disabilities | 320 (85.6 %) |
| Multiple disabilities | 326 (87.2 %) | |
| Chromosomal abnormalities | 134 (35.8 %) | |
| Hearing disabilities | 120 (32.1 %) | |
| ASDb | 314 (84.0 %) | |
| Rare disorder | 143 (38.2 %) | |
| Intellectual disability | 287 (76.7 %) | |
| Visual disabilities | 111 (29.7 %) | |
| Others | 22 (5.9 %) | |
| Teaching partners in the same class | Yes | 118 (30.4 %) |
| No | 270 (69.6 %) | |
| Supportive device usage | upper extremity - Yes | 64 (19.1 %) |
| - No | 94 (28.1 %) | |
| lower extremity - Yes | 34 (8.8 %) | |
| - No | 124 (32.0 %) | |
| Low back - Yes | 121 (35.5 %) | |
| - No | 37 (10.9 %) |
a SS special schools
b ASD autism spectrum disorders