Self-determination in children with intellectual disabilities: a neuro-educational approach

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K13593
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Ibaraki University
• Principal Investigator: Shoji Hiroaki 茨城大学, 教育学部, 教授 (30302318)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 知的障害 / 意思決定 / 自己選択 / 神経教育学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined cognitive processes of self-determination in children with intellectual disabilities throughout a neuro-educational approach. As results, responses without mature consideration were observed in some cases with intellectual disabilities. In such cases, cerebral region related to purposeful decision making was not activated. Therefore, a neuro-educational approach might be able to evaluate objectively the cognitive process of their self-determination.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「意思決定」はキャリア形成に重要な能力の一つであり，教育現場でも子どもたちに「自己決定」の機会を提供し，その能力を育てていく試みがなされている。しかし，知的障害児はその障害特性ゆえ，自己決定として選択反応が求められることが多く，選択反応をもって自己決定とされることも少なくない。本研究では，自己決定過程を脳科学的アプローチで検証しており，社会要請の強い科学的な根拠に基づく教育に寄与できると思われる。