Basic research on the construction of after-school activity programs froms the perspective of adolescents with developmental disabilities

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K04222
• 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: Hiroshima International University (2019-2023); Prefectural University of Hiroshima (2017-2018)
• Principal Investigator: Nishimura Izumi 広島国際大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (90405522)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 放課後 / 発達障害 / 学齢期 / 青少年

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this study was to elucidate the prerequisites for the implementation of after-school activities and their functions from the perspective of adolescents with developmental disabilities, and to propose recommendations for after-school activity programs. Participant observation at an after-school activity organization and group interviews with junior high school students revealed the importance of providing a place that is aware of the relation with the community and of offering play that children find enjoyable and interesting. The results also suggest that a continuous support system for parents is related to the creation of an environment in which children can choose and participate in activities based on their spontaneous interests and concerns, and in which they can pursue their own interests from an early age without being denied.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

就学後の発達障害児を対象とした研究は、不適応行動を解決する指導・訓練やアカデミック・スキルの支援方法に関するものなど、心理治療的なものや学校教育における実践報告に集中している。本研究成果は、福祉的視点に立ち、地域生活支援・健全育成支援としての発達障害のある中高生の放課後活動プログラム構築を検討する上での一助となると考えられる。また、本研究のテーマである発達障害のある中学生本人から、直接、放課後における経験およびニーズについて意見を得られたことに大きな意義がある。