Theoretical and practical exploration on the principal of the field, in the welfare works toward children with handicaps

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26580006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Okinawa International University
• Principal Investigator: KOYANAGI Masahiro 沖縄国際大学, 総合文化学部, 教授 (20186828)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): CHINA Takashi 沖縄国際大学, 総合文化学部, 准教授 (60412855)
• Research Collaborator: TANAKA Miyako ; HIGA Nobuhisa
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 障害と支援 / 障害児 / 現場の理念

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research provides theoretical and practical exploration on the “principal of the field,” which the welfare works have been grounded upon, by examining the results of the qualitative studies on the practice toward children with handicaps. Discussion on the practice points out how “we” as the subject of practice are perceived or recognized (by ourselves as well as others) seemed to be the focus of attention rather than other issues such as the essence of the humanity or the practice. Theoretically on the other hand, it is indicated that orthodox theories and principles as a means of self-reference provide frames for the plausible variations on conceptualizing the practices.

Free Research Field

社会哲学