Access to Higher Education for Persons with Disabilities-Through an International Comparison of Japan and the United States

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K04210
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Nihon University (2020); Iwate Prefectural University (2017-2019)
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA Hitomi 日本大学, 文理学部, 准教授 (20566385)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 障害 / 障害者 / 障害者統計 / ジェンダー / 教育統計 / 労働統計

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I proceeded with our study including the viewpoints of gender statistics in line with the initial purpose of the study. (1) I confirmed the history of higher education support for persons with disabilities in the United States and European countries by reviewing the literature and preceding studies there. (2) I conducted fieldwork and interviews with the French Higher Education Support Office for Persons with Disabilities. I grasped the contents of support for persons with disabilities and the current situation and issues of support for persons with disabilities in France. （3）I focused on student support and career support for people with developmental disorders, which has become a major concern in Japan on this subject, and clarified the current situation and issues. (4) I organized the characteristics of gender statistics for persons with disabilities in the USA, Canada, and the U.K. with reference to statistical data.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学、ジェンダー

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、高等教育への障害者のアクセスの国際比較を行った。その際、これまであまり着目されてこなかった障害とジェンダーの視点に注目し、分析・検討を行った。従来の高等教育研究や障害者福祉研究では取り入れてこなかったジェンダー視点を積極的に導入することにより、障害者支援にジェンダー、社会階層の視点を取り入れながら支援を進めていくことや障害者政策にジェンダー視角が必要であることを指摘することで先行研究への貢献を目指した。