Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC135607 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 重複障害教育総論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ジュウフクショウガイキョウクソウロン
Subject Name in
English
Introduction of Education for Children with Multiple Disabilities
Instructor SHIMATANI KOJI,KAWAHARA ASAKO,FUNABASHI ATSUHIKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
シマタニ コウジ,カワハラ アサコ,フナバシ アツヒコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte:Follow the instruction by the class instructor.
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lectures
・Non-face-to-face (Skype, Zoom, or Teams will be used. Download all of these apps on your personal computer and obtain your personal account (if required by the apps) prior to the first meeting.) 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students Students of Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education
Keywords Children with Multiple Disabilities, severe motor disabilities, Education and support for Multiple Disabilities, SDG_04 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Elementary School Teacher Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To have basic understanding of the development of children and adolescents.

Special Support School Teacher Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Having knowledge and understanding of teaching methods practiced in special needs education. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
"The objective of this course is for students to acquire the fundamental knowledge of the objective, methods, and content of education for children with multiple disabilities, including psychological, physiological and pathological skills, curriculum, and instruction methods for them. Specifically, at the conclusion of this course students should be able to gain understanding of:
1) the definition of multiple disabilities and the basic knowledge of psychological, physiological, and pathological characteristics of multiple disorders,
2) the content and methods of education for children with multiple disabilities based on the School Education Act and other laws and regulations and the Curriculum Guidelines,
3) the current status and challenges of education for children with multiple disabilities, and
4) how education for children with multiple disabilities should be based on reports by the Central Council and others.
"
 
Class Schedule "Lesosn1:
Multiple disabilities and related disabilities.
Explain the definition, basic knowledge of psychology, physiology and pathology

"

"Lesson2:
Multiplying of disabilities and special needs education
  Explain special needs school systems and others.
"

"Lesson3:
Educational measures to respond to multiplying
  Explain based on council reports and others.
"

"Lesson4:
Education for children with multiple disabilities according to the curriculum guideline
Explain exceptional items in the curriculum
"

"Autonomous activities of children with multiple disabilities
Explain curriculum design and autonomous activities
"

"Lesson6:
School-wide efforts
Explain curriculum design by course"

"Lesson7
Purpose and development of individual teaching plans
 ・Curriculum Guidelines and individual teaching plans
"

"Lesson8:
Taking care of people with multiple disabilities, etc."

"Lesson9:
Task setting, deciding instructional methods ' including diagnosis and evaluation'"

"Lesson10
Instructional methods and considerations
"

"Lesson11:
Individual educational support plans
"

"Lesson12:
Multiple disabilities and grasping actual conditions, developing a teaching plan, and evaluation of the outcomes and modifying the plan
"

"Lesson13:
Education for children with multiple disabilities in the future
"

"Lesson14:
Recent trend"

"Lesson15:
Summary"
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Hand out during lectures as needed. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Textbook, Handouts, Audio materials, Movies(videos/PC/other image data)
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Will be specified in every lesson.
 
Requirements  
Grading Method Evaluation will be based on reports and other assignments to be given during lectures (40%) and credit-earning assignments (60%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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