Classroom Adjustment Support for Students with Special Needs: Focusing on Social Skills According to Classroom Environment

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K20225
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Suzuka University
• Principal Investigator: Kawamata Rie 鈴鹿大学, こども教育学部, 准教授 (00910910)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-08-30 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 特別支援対象児 / 学級集団の状態 / 学校適応 / ソーシャルスキル / ソーシャルスキル教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to examine social skills education according to the classroom environment as support for students with special needs in the standard classroom. In order to achieve this purpose, I examined the class adjustment and social skills of students who need special support and other students by classroom environment.
Based on the results, the order of target skills and specific implementation methods were organized. And hypothetical models of social skills education by classroom environment was created. An intervention based on a hypothetical model was performed in some classes corresponding to states in apresentative classroom environment. As a result, a certain degree of intervention effect was recognized for students who need special support and for other students.

Free Research Field

教育心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は，通常学級に在籍する特別な支援が必要な子どもへの援助について，学級集団の状態に応じたソーシャルスキル教育のあり方について検討した。通常学級に在籍する特別な支援が必要な子どもは増加傾向にあり，学校現場では，彼らを含むすべての子どもが充実した学校生活を送るための援助のあり方を模索している。本研究で作成した仮説モデルによる実践は，そのような学校現場の課題の解決に寄与すると考えられる。