2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
THE DEVELOPMENT OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM USING THE INTERNET FOR TEACHERS OF CHILDREN WITH DEAFBLINDNESS
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14310145
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION (NISE) |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAZAWA Megue NISE, DEPT. FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT RESEARCH, CHIEF RESEARCHER, 教育支援研究部, 総括主任研究官 (60155702)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SATO Masayuki TSUKUBA UNIV.OF TECHNOLOGY, PROFESSOR, 教授 (50222021)
FUKUSHIMA Satoshi UNIV.OF TOKYO, RESEARCH CENTER FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 先端科学技術センター, 助教授 (50285079)
NAKANO Yasushi UNIV.OF TOKYO, RESEARCH CENTER FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PROFESSOR, 先端科学技術センター, 教授 (60207850)
ARAI Chikako NISE, DEPT.FOR POLICY AND PLANNING, RESEARCHER, 企画部, 研究員 (80300713)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2005
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| Keywords | DEAFBLINDNESS / MULTIPLE DISABILITIES / VISUAL IMPAIRMENT / HEARING IMPAIRMENT / IN-SERVICE TRAINING / DISTANCE EDUCATION / STAFF DEVELOPMENT / INTERNET |
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| Research Abstract |
DEAFBLINDNESS IS A COMBINED IMPARIMENT OF VISION AND HEARING. TE EXTREMELY LOW INCIDENCE OF DEAFBLINDNESS AND TE HIGH EXPERTISE REQUIRED OF TEACHERS MAKE IT CRUCIAL THAT IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS BE PROVIDED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. NEVERTHELESS, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TRAINING PROGRAM ON DEAFBLINDNESS IN JAPAN, DESPITE THE GREAT NEEDS EXPRESSED BY TEACHERS IN A SURVEY ON DEAFBLINDNESS. TWO FACTORS ARE RESOPNSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE - THE DISTANCE AND THE LACK OF TRAINING MATERIALS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR TRAINING PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATER A MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENS WITH DEAFBLINDNESS USING THE INTERNET, AND PROPOSE A REALISTIC AND FEASIBLE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT CAN BE USED IN JAPAN TO FULFILL THE UNMET NEEDS.
THE FOLLOWING WERE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FOUR-YEAR PERIOD OF THIS RESEARCH:
1)DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING CONTENTS (TEXT AND VIDEOS):
(1)BASICS (UNDERSTANDING DEAFBLINDNESS, COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR THE DEAFBLIND, SIMULATION EXPERIENCE, HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT)
(2)SUB-GROUPS OF DEAFBLIND POPULATION (CONGENITAL RUBELLA, CHARGE SYNDROME, USHER SYNDROME, CHILDREN WITH HIGH COGNITIVE CAPACITY)
(3)THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM, A CASE STUDY
2)DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FEASIBLE IN JAPAN, COMBINING DISTANCE EDUCATION, A TWO-DAY FACE TO FACE PROGRAM, AND A FOLLOW-UP USING E-MAIL AND AN ON-SITE VISIT BY THE LECTURER.
3)MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED TO A SMALL GROUP OF TEACHERS THREE TIMES.
4)THE RESULTS WERE PRESENTED IN THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
5)BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ABOVE TRIALS, A FEASIBLE MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACERS WORKING WITH DEAFBLIND STUDENTS WAS PROPOSED.
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