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Toward the development of a system to promote an environment where people who experience disabilities can find and sustain employment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K04071
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Sociology
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

BERNICK Peter John  長崎大学, 障がい学生支援室, 助教 (00752726)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords障がい者 / 就職 / 就労 / 継続 / 要因 / 就労継続 / 就労の継続 / 障がい者雇用 / 障がい学生 / 就労支援 / 支援体制 / 社会学 / 社会福祉関係 / 経済政策
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Although people with disabilities may want to work, they experience higher unemployment and lower labor force participation, and stay in their jobs for shorter periods, than people without disabilities. As the benefits of work--for both individuals and society as a whole--are well known, fostering employment of people with disabilities is a critical.
This study aimed to identify factors that people with disabilities in Japan perceived as contributing to their remaining longer in a single job, and that results would inform efforts that target the employment of people with disabilities. The study found that people working at a single job for three years or longer had higher job satisfaction, as well as higher degrees of family understanding of their disability. Additionally, people working at a single job for four years or longer reported that “ease of consulting with immediate supervisor regarding non-work issues” was a significant factor in workplace longevity.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今回の結果から,家族の理解,職場環境に対する満足感,そして職場における人間関係の大切さを認められた。当事者自身の満足感などといった主観的な要素に着目したことは,今後の研究においても重要な観点であるといえる。また,就労の継続を促進するための政策や取り組みを検討する際には,家族における障害への理解や,職場の人間関係に関する要素を取り入れることの大切さが示されたと考えられる。なお,今回得られたデータを足がかりに,対象者を増やし,当事者の視点に立った就労継続に寄与する要因の更なる特定を進めることが大切であると考える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2020 2018 2017 2016

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Funded Workshop (2 results)

  • [Presentation] Factors that People with Disabilities Identify as being Associated with Longer Periods of Employment at a Single Workplace: Results from a Survey-Based Study in Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Peter Bernick, Ikuko Sagara, Sayaka Ogawa, Fumi Kato
    • Organizer
      35th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 障害を経験する人の就職および就労継続を助長させる環境システム構築へ~研究計画の紹介~2016

    • Author(s)
      Peter Bernick
    • Organizer
      こころのバリアフリー研究会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      NTT東日本関東病院(東京都品川区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] AHEAD Ireland 2018 Conference "Reshaping the Inclusive Environment in Further & Higher Education"2018

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] 33rd Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity2017

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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