2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Australian School Roles for Students with Disabilities in Transition from School to Adult Life ; considering on the relation with welfare and employment

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20730567
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Special needs education
Research Institution	Saitama University
Principal Investigator	YAMANAKA Saeko Saitama University, 教育学部, 准教授 (90375593)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	オーストラリア / トランジション / 障害
Research Abstract	Schools are required to have board kinds of transition support for students with disabilities. However, because the transition support in schools is related to employment and welfare sectors, it means schools cannot help being influenced by these trends. In Australia, to let persons with disabilities be "productive", literacy/numeracy and work competences occupied central position in school curriculum for smooth transition. It is said that industrial needs penetrate into details of school education. In other words, school's roles for transition support are also regulated by the employability view. Now it is necessary to rethink about the original value and meaning of school education considering the basis of transition theory.