A Longitudinal and Qualitative Study on Lifelong development - Support of People With Intellectual Disabilities by a Life-course Approach

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26590263
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Meisei University
• Principal Investigator: HIRAI Takeshi 明星大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50633278)
• Research Collaborator: OONUMA Kenji 東京都立青峰学園 ; SHINODA Syunichi 東京都立府中療育センター ; HARUGUCHI Akio 認定特定非営利活動法人オハナ ; HOZUMI Hiroshi 東京都七生福祉園 ; HONDA Kimie 社会福祉法人滝乃川学園
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 知的障害 / ライフコース / 生涯発達 / 生涯学習支援 / 社会構成主義 / 社会的役割 / ヒューマンエージェンシー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Life course is made up of factors such as Historical and Cultural Background, Social Ties, Human Agency (Individual Goal Orientation), and Timing of Adaptation. By using multifaceted interviews and portfolios this research was able to clarify the constitutive growth history of five adults with intellectual disabilities and their families and some others. In addition, we conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with about 200 people with intellectual disabilities and their supporters who are organized support for Love, Marriage and Childrearing.　For lifelong development, it is important to play a social role as a partner or parent.　As a result, the following two points were found to be important.
1. Support according to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities to enrich social roles.
2. Providing lifelong learning to raise Human Agency (Individual Goal Orientation) of the parties.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育