Table 1 Demographic and Professional Characteristics of Participants (n = 165)

Variable	Category	n	%
Teaching experience	Less than 1 year	20	12.1
	1 to less than 2 years	42	25.5
	2 to less than 3 years	40	24.2
	3 to less than 4 years	34	20.6
	4 to less than 5 years	29	17.6
Location*	Seoul Metropolitan Area	29	17.6
	Chungcheong	34	20.6
	Gyeongsang	61	37.0
	Jeolla	21	12.7
	Gangwon and Jeju	20	12.1
Workplace Type	Special school	73	44.2
	Special class	68	41.2
	Special education support center	24	14.5
School level	Kindergarten	11	6.7
	Elementary	96	58.2
	Middle	36	21.8
	High	22	13.3

Seoul Metropolitan Area includes Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi-do; Chungcheong includes Daejeon, Sejong, Chungcheongnam-do, Chungcheongbuk-do; Gyeongsang includes Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do; Jeolla includes Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do; Gangwon and Jeju include Gangwon-do and Jeju-do.