2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Practical Study of Homebound/Hospital Education Services for Children with Severe Motor and Intellectual Diabilities.
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11308009
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教科教育
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
KATAGIRI Kazuo Kanazawa University, Fac. of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (00004119)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOIKE Toshihide Tokyo Gakugei University of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (60251568)
KAWASUMI Ryuichi Tohoku University, Fac. of Education, Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 教授 (20124208)
加藤 忠雄 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 教授 (00115297)
OHOBA Shigeji Joetu University of Education, Associate Professor, 学校教育学部, 助教授 (10194276)
MUSASHI Hirohumi Toyama University, Fac. of Education, Associate Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (00262486)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2001
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| Keywords | Children with SMID / Homebound / Hospital Education Services |
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| Research Abstract |
In Japan, homebound/hospital education has been offered to students who are unable to commute to school due to severe motor and intellectual disabilities (SMID).
In order to understand the current situation and issues involved in homebound/hospital education program, we conducted a nationwide survey of school offering homebound/hospital education. The following findings were pointed out in this survey : (1) the need to discuss the curriculum with parents, (2) the need to encourage greater use of medical and welfare services at home, (3) the need to increase schooling opportunities.
Children with SMID respond weakly to external stimuli because of central nervous system dysfunction. They cannot shift their level of arousal or activation appropriately to a normal human environment and do not express overt behavioral responses to caregiver interventions. Through this practical and psychophysiological study, we considered in more detail about the processes of early experience. To facilitate the development of children with SMID, it is critical to promote early intervention. Specifically, caregivers must provide various expressive cues consistently and continuously in their interactions with children with SMID. In the course of these interactions, children with SMID acquire orienting-search activities and can anticipate a significant stimulus (e.g., a name recently mentioned). With a better understanding of the scientific principles on which orienting-search activity is based, we. will be in a better position to help children with SMID.
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