Geek syndrome in universities and potentials of inclusive education

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590289
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: KATADA FUSA 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (70245950)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): UENO Yoshio 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (60193835)
• Research Collaborator: CAMPOSANO Siverlyn M.
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ギーク症候群 / 自閉性 / コミュニケーション困難 / 理工系学生群の科目嗜好 / グローバル化時代の五基礎技能 / インクルーシブ教育 / ＥＳＰ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has investigated developmental disorders (referred to as Geek syndrome) and its related issues in universities in Japan and the Philippines. The result has shown that the students’ temperamental tendencies constitute an adequate element for curriculum development especially of communication-related subjects. Given that the student population in science and technology are most expected to develop effective communication skills using English, the research has suggested that ESP (English for Specific Purposes), using materials of basic mathematics and science, would be most appropriate.
The research has raised the awareness of the continuum nature of abilities and disabilities, as well as the awareness of the dissociation between the notion of inclusive education and the unified curriculum in universities. It offered fundamental data for exploring possible solutions filling in the disclosed gap.

Free Research Field

人文学