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Practice in Special Needs Education in an Overseas Japanese School

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K21339
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Clinical psychology
Special needs education
Research InstitutionOsaka University (2016-2018)
Mejiro University (2015)

Principal Investigator

Suwa Eriko  大阪大学, キャンパスライフ健康支援センター, 特任講師(常勤) (40707692)

Research Collaborator TAKAHASHI Minoru  
TAKIGAWA Atsushi  
HIRATA Hirotsugu  
TAMAI Hirofumi  
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords特別支援教育 / 日本人学校 / 異文化カウンセリング / チーム学校 / 巡回相談支援 / 特別支援 / 発達障害 / 精神疾患 / 帰国子女 / 異文化適応 / 異文化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Japanese Schools outside of Japan tend to suffer shortages of social resources and specialists available, while domestic schools in Japan are improving their comprehensive support systems. Thus, it is difficult for the children with special needs in Japanese schools to have the appropriate processes of identification, referral, assessment, and educational-planning. In this research, a Japanese psychologist conducted a package support program including online conference and school visits (2 weeks a year) to provides consultation, assessment, and interventions. Then, the feasibility and effectiveness of the program was explores.
School visits enabled the psychologist to observe the children and schools, and it gave information about the group dynamics and unverbalized atmosphere leading effective supports. Moreover, face to face communication created rapport between the psychologist and teachers/children/parents, and promoted the school and psychologist function as a team.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海外日本人学校では専門的な支援リソースが不足していると言える。従来のような日本国内で専門家が日本人学校からの相談を「待つ」姿勢だけでは,児童・生徒達の健やかな発達を十分にサポートすることはできず,積極的に働きかけチームとして機能する専門家が必要であることが明確になった。そのためには専門的知見を持ちつつ,その国や学校の環境・実情を理解した上で児童・生徒を全体的に見立てること,学校風土の良さを理解しながら現実的な介入ができる専門家が必要であり,一定以上の経験のある心理士による巡回支援を含む本支援プログラムの有効性が示された。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mental Health in Japanese Parents Living Abroad: A Case Involving a Japanese School in Nairobi2016

    • Author(s)
      Eriko Suwa, Minoru Takahashi, Hirofumi Tamai
    • Journal Title

      Psychology Applications & Development

      Volume: 2 Pages: 36-44

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] The mental health state of Japanese parents during living abroad: The case of Nairobi Japanese school2015

    • Author(s)
      Eriko Suwa, Minoru Takahashi, Hirofumi Tamai
    • Organizer
      International Psychological Applications Conference and Trend
    • Place of Presentation
      リュブリャナ(スロベニア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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