本研究目的在瞭解臺灣地區近十年特教安置發展與興衰情形，據以提供中央及地 方政府教育主管機關辦理特殊教育方向之參考。研究以教育部出版之「中華民國教育統計」 、「中華民國教育統計指標」中 78 年至 87 年間臺灣地區特殊教育與普通教育量化資料， 分為地區、類別、階段、措施四個向度進行整理、分析。以次數分配、百分比、單因子變異 數分析、圖示法進行資料處理。結果歸納如下： 1. 國小、國中資優班安置率高於身心障礙班、資源班。 臺北市、高雄市安置率高於臺灣省 。 2. 國小、國中設班校數比率以啟智班最多，啟明班最少。 地區方面以臺北市最高，高雄市 次之。 3. 國中資源班設班率顯著高於國小，國小以臺北市最高，臺灣省最低； 國中以高雄市最高 ，臺灣省最低。 4. 資優班多為一般能力資優班。國小舞蹈班最少，國中體育班最少，已無數理班。 5. 普通高中音樂班仍在成長，近來大量增設體育、啟智班。 6. 特殊學校共 17 所，啟智類人數最多，啟聰次之，顯著多於啟明、啟仁。 高職部人數最 多，並逐年增加，國小部則逐年減少。 7. 私立大專身心障礙學生人數顯著多於公立，肢障最多，視聽障生則穩定成長。

　　　　　The purposes of this study were to investigate the placement of special Education in Taiwan during past 10 years, and provide direction of administrative policy for government. Data of special Education and Rgular Education were used "Statistic of Education in ROC" "and Indication of Education Statistic in ROC" from 1989 to 1998. Four dimension were analysized: area、 classfication、phase、management. Data were analyzed by frequence、percentage、 one-way ANOVA and diagram graph. Thd major results of the study were as follows: 1. For rate of placement it was found that the gifted significantly higher than the handicapped and resource room, and city of Taipei and Kaohsiung were higher than Taiwan province. 2. For rate of special class it was found that mental retardation were higher than the others, and city of Taipei were higher than Kaohsiung and Taiwan province. 3. for rate of installation for resource room it was found secondary school higher than elementory school. 4. Most of gifted classes were intellectual giftedness, for talanted that the least were dancing class for elementory and gymnastic class for secondary. 5. Most of special school were mental retardation, and most of students were high school. 6. The handicapped students of the private college were significantly more than the public college, of which students of physical handicap were more than others.