영․유아 조기중재 관련 단일대상연구 동향 분석: 장애인 등에 대한 특수교육법(2007) 이전과 이후 비교

This study aimed to investigate Korean research trends in early childhood interventions. The use of single-subject designs was meant to provide a basis for early childhood interventions. This study analyzed 119 pieces of research published in Korean journals between 1998 and 2019, with a total of 282 participants. Characteristics of the research, intervention settings, the quality of research strategies, and the operational definitions of DVs (i.e., behavioral goals) were used as metrics. This set of metrics evaluated the selected researches both before and after the Act on Special Education for the Persons with Disabilities (2007). The intervention strategies were analyzed in terms of the children’s age and disabilities, a total of 538 observations. The operational definitions of DVs were analyzed in terms of the children’s age and disabilities, which resulted in 624 observations. Results showed that the number of studies on developmental delays and that on children aged between one and three years increased after the Act. A number of studies applied interventions administered by parents at home and the intervention strategies of naturalistic teaching and response prompting. Most of the DVs were initiating and requesting behaviors. The implication for the future direction of early childhood intervention was discussed.