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The Experiences and Needs of Early Childhood Special Education Teachers on the Management of Hospital Dispatch Classes for Young Children with Severe and Multiple Disabilities

The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences and needs of early childhood special education teachers who have managed hospital dispatch classes for children with severe and multiple disabilities. For this purpose, individual interviews were conducted with 5 early childhood special education teachers who had experience working in a hospital dispatch class in city D. Data collected through individual interviews were analyzed into 3 themes, 7 subcategories, 20 semantic units through qualitative content analysis. The main findings were as follows. First, the participants felt confused when they encountered the unique form of a hospital dispatch class, but they communicated with each other and overcame difficulties, and were operating the class taking advantage of the characteristics of each hospital. Second, the participants felt difficulties in teaching children with severe and multiple disability, in terms of the characteristics of students, managing various curriculum due to students of a wide age range, communication with parents, and emotional aspects such as alienation and loneliness. Third, the participants needed professional manpower supply, guidance and training related to children with severe and multiple disabilities. Based on these results, it was discussed how to support early childhood special education teachers who run hospital-dispatched classes for children with severe and multiple disabilities.