본 연구는 장애인의 평생교육 참여의사에 영향을 미치는 요인을 밝히는 것에 주 목적이 있다. 이는 장애인 평생교육의 당위성과 실태에 관한 연구에 비해 상대적으로 부족한 장애인의 참여의사 영향요인을 통계적 으로 분석하는 연구의 필요성에서 출발하였다. 이를 위해 세종시 거주 성인 장애인 571명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 이 가운데 총 562부를 유효 설문지로 분석하였다. 로짓분석 결과 평생교육 참여 결정요인으로 장애인의 연령, 교육수준, 경제활동상태, 그리고 평생교육 참여경험 등이 통계적으로 유의미 하였다. 다음으로 장애유형별 로짓분석은 정신장애 유형을 제외한 모든 유형에서 평생교육 참여경험의 유의미성이 확인되었다. 이 같은 연구결과를 토대로 장애인의 평생교육 참여기회 제공을 위한 노력과 함께 장애유형에 따른 운영방안을 제안하였다.

A village appraisal is a study of the village, carried out by the people who live there as a basis for influencing its future. It is an exciting opportunity for a village to take a good look at itself, and it is a project in which everyone can be involved. It involves gathering factual information and the opinions of local people, so as to build up an overall picture of the village. An appraisal is a questionnaire survey carried out by and for the local community. It aims to identify local characteristics, problems, needs, threats, strengths and opportunities. It is a means of taking stock of the community and of creating a sound foundation of awareness and understanding on which to base future community action. Over the past 30 years more than 2,000 village appraisals have been undertaken in rural Britain. This research examined 48 village appraisals which had been carried out in England between 1985 and 1999. The suggested strengths and weaknesses of the village appraisals are: the target of the whole population in an area; the wide-ranging in its coverage of issues; well linked to a county-wide support agency; a good tool for identifying needs and wants, and local priorities; a good tool of local democracy and of increasing self-confidence in individuals and the whole community; not an exhaustive survey; very labour intensive; too little coverage of issues relating to the local economy; the lack of any input by professional planners and so forth.