The purpose of this study was to investigate the images types and each type's
characteristic of special education teachers perceived by child educare teachers.
The subjects of this study were 45 child educare teachers who were working in
Jinju City and Sacheon City.
This study applied Q-methodology in order to inquire into image types and
characteristics on the special education teachers perceived by child educare teachers)
The results this study were as follows:
First, the image types of special education teachers perceived by child educare
teachers were showed as 4 kinds.
The first type was ⌜specialist type centering on children⌟, second ⌜specialist one
centering on knowledge⌟, third ⌜specialist one centering on experiences⌟, and fourth
⌜specialist one centering on interaction⌟,