Research on the Foundation History of the "Lebenshilfe", German 'Parental' Association for people with mental disability : Forcusing on the Intimacy between "Lebenshilfe" and the Special Educational System

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22830070
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Bunkyo Gakuin University
Principal Investigator	MATSUMOTO Mizuho 文京学院大学, 人間学部, 専任助手 (60588010)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,534,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,180,000、Indirect Cost: ¥354,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥728,000 (Direct Cost: ¥560,000、Indirect Cost: ¥168,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥806,000 (Direct Cost: ¥620,000、Indirect Cost: ¥186,000)
Keywords	社会福祉史 / 障害者福祉 / 特殊教育 / 社会福祉
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the "Lebenshilfe", german 'parental' association for people with mental disability and the special education system in Germany, focusing on the founation history of the "Lebenshilfe". In the first part, contorary to the common view, it turnes out by analysing on the federal level that the "Lebenshilfe" has haven intimacy with the special education system. Secondly, through the research on the history of Marburg, in where the "Lebenshilfe" was founded, it made clear that some professors of the medical department of the Marburg university not only worked a lot for "Lebenshilfe" as the members of the founding group or the commissioners, but also contributed to establishing the training institute in Marburg for teachers of special education.