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South Korean Perspective on Learning Disabilities
Author(s) -
Jung Dae Young
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
learning disabilities research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.018
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1540-5826
pISSN - 0938-8982
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5826.2007.00246.x
Subject(s) - learning disability , special education , psychology , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , set (abstract data type) , mathematics education , pedagogy , developmental psychology , medical education , medicine , paleontology , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology , programming language
In the context of the educational system and the nature of special education in South Korea, I describe policy, practice, and research about children with learning disabilities (LD). Recently, the study of LD has attracted professionals from multiple disciplines including general and special education, medicine, psychology, and social work. In Korea, the field of LD has developed rapidly over a brief period, but there are many problems to be solved in the near future. In particular, the field of LD in Korea lacks: (a) consensus about a conceptual definition, (b) a clear set of criteria for identifying students with LD, (c) lack of assessment instruments for identifying LD, and (d) general low understanding or misunderstanding of students with LD among teachers and parents.