Developing an Educational Model for Understanding Developmental Disabilities to Build Reasonable Accommodation Readiness

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K13913
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: University of Toyama
• Principal Investigator: Nishidate Arisa 富山大学, 学術研究部教育学系, 准教授 (20447650)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 障害理解教育 / 発達障害 / 教育モデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a model of the education to understand developmental disabilities. So first, I collected the papers on the education to understand developmental disabilities published after 2000 and analyzed their contents. Based on the results, a teaching plan was created. And using it, the educational practices and the effects for 40 university students were verified.
According to the questionnaire surveys conducted before and after the education practices, it was confirmed that the embarrassments in interacting with persons with developmental disabilities was significantly reduced after the education. On the other hand, it was suggested that there was a need to reconsider the amounts and contents of the information about ingenuities in their lifestyle and how to specifically interact with them.

Free Research Field

障害理解教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

市民の発達障害理解を促す教育や啓発については、効果的なモデルの開発が十分に進んでいるとは言いがたい状況にある。その中で特に、実際の援助や配慮につながるために、市民に何をどのように伝えればよいかについては、合理的配慮が積極的にとられる環境を実現するために、検討を進めるべき段階にある。本研究では、発達障害理解教育の実践と効果検証を行っており、教育モデルの開発への歩みを進めることができた。ただし、COVID-19の流行により教育実践を十分に重ねることはできなかった。そのため、今後も継続して教育の実践と効果検証を積み重ね、教育モデルの開発につなげていく必要がある。