An Investigation Of The History Of The Golden Key Integrated Education Practice For The Visually Impaired Children(1987-2010)

The objective of this study is the practice for children with visual impairment who learn in the regular classrooms from a joint project started from1987to2010between Golden Key Research Centre for Visually Impaired Children and local education department. Multiple research methods, such as, literature review, interview, and participated observation are involved in this study to explore the developmental history of the Golden Key integrated education practice for visually impaired children, to deeply analyze the contemporary problems the Golden Key Education Centre faces and the strategies they take to solve the problems, to reveal the inherent logical relationship and affecting factors of regional integrated education for visually impaired children which are promoted by both government and non-government organizations. Therefore, this study reflects a vivid aspect of the development of special education in the modern China.There are four chapters in this thesis.In Chapter1, the handover ceremony of Golden Key Education Research Centre for Visually Impaired Children is introduced as an entry point, and then the working environment and daily work of the centre are described by using a straightforward writing way. The describing of the handover ceremony emphasizes the evaluation from the social communities of the Golden Key Research Center and of Mr. Xu bailun who creates the centre, meanwhile it makes a background introduction for the following parts in the thesis.In Chapter2, historical background, developmental progress and practical features of the pilot stage and the large experimental stage of the Golden Key integrated education for visually impaired children are introduced by using longitudinal method.In Chapter3, taking as the focus the core problems faced at the time by Chinese integrated education provides both a detailed demonstration of the unique solution approaches of Golden Key integrated education and a reference of experience for current integrated education development. The first section focuses on three problems and discusses the necessity, feasibility, and promotion of pilot experience of integrated education faced by Chinese integration development from the late1980s to the mid1990s, and sums up the experience in practice of the pilot experimental stage of Golden Key. The second section discusses three core issues currently faced, ie quality guarantee, development of special education systems, awareness promotion by the development of integrated education in China from the mid1990's to the current day, and sums up the practice experience of the large experimental stage of the Golden Key integrated education for visually impaired children.In Chapter4,this thesis analyzes both the external and internal organization systems of Golden Key, refines five main factors effecting the regional promotion of the Golden Key integrated education for visually impaired children which are awareness, funds, policy making and administrative implementation, professional program and tools, and public opinion, shows the role of Golden Key Research Center of Education for visually impaired children and the historical effect of promoting the development of integrated education for these children.