Establishment of a model to support stable employment of persons with a development disability to allow contributions to society with dynamic engagement of all citizens

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K13422
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Gunma University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: KAWABATA Natsuko 群馬医療福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 助教 (70770105)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 発達障害 / 自閉症スペクトラム / 就労支援 / 障害者雇用 / 職場定着

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The goal of the study was to develop a working environment in which persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can work with full use of their abilities. We first examined management of various difficulties that persons with ASD face after they are employed. We also considered the process of their selection to continue working in the same workplace (hypothesis), based on interviews of their co-workers. Then, we examined actual recognition of problems by co-workers and supervisors who worked with persons with ASD, as well as competencies required for supervisors. In addition, we defined the characteristics of persons with ASD who tend to show over-adaptation in their workplace, although such over-adaptation was unexpected in the analytical procedure of the study.

Free Research Field

社会科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、これまでは適職マッチングや合理的配慮の提供、職域拡大等、就労（雇用）の量的改善を目指す議論になりがちであった先行研究を踏まえて、職場内の社会的な関わりにおいて生じる「誰から見てのことか」という立場の違いによる視点及び認識に重きを置いている。これらは、雇用される【障害当事者】、ともに働く【同僚】、経営者や雇用管理担当者となる【上長】としての立場であり、それぞれの視点や認識を明らかにすることは、当事者の安定的な就労・雇用への深い理解と支援に寄与するだけでなく、あらゆる労働者の雇用の質的改善につながることに社会的意義がある。