CC135905 Methods of Research on Special Needs Education I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC135905 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 特別支援教育研究法I

Subject Name
（Katakana）トクベツシエンキョウイクケンキュウホウI

Subject Name in
English Methods of Research on Special Needs Education I

Instructor UJIMA KAZUHITO,WAKAMATSU AKIHIKO,MORI MAYU,HAYASHIDA MASASHI,FUNABASHI ATSUHIKO,KAWAI NORIMUNE,MURAKAMI RIE,OMORI MARIKO,SHINKAI AKIRA,CHAMBERS DIANNE,ASAOKA HIROSHI

Instructor
(Katakana) ウジマ　カズヒト,ワカマツ　アキヒコ,モリ　マユ,ハヤシダ　マサシ,フナバシ　アツヒコ,カワイ　ノリムネ,ムラカミ　リエ,オオモリ　マリコ,シンカイ　アキラ,チェンバース　ダイアン,アサオカ　ヒロシ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Thur1-2：EDU C727

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Basically face-to-face; however, non-face-to-face lectures might be given due to the spread of COVID-19.
Exercise-oriented, Discussions, Student presentations

Credits 1.0 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 Faculty of Education Cluster 1, Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education

Keywords Special needs school, material collection, seminar, research approach, graduation thesis, SDG_04

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Result of the learning about "Ability, skill 1" is expected.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Special Support School Teacher Education
（Abilities and Skills）
・Being able to set up tasks to be worked on by searching, collecting, summarizing, and understanding information, books, and materials concerning special needs education.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course is positioned as a stage of fundamental work for writing a graduation thesis. The purpose of this course is for students to acquire how to collect materials and how to write a resume, and to become able to write a resume related to the ‘ Problem and Purpose’ portion of their own research theme (tentative) at the conclusion of this course based on reading of literatures and Q&As between other students and the instructor.

Class Schedule Lesson1: Guidance & Laboratory Visit
Visit laboratories to learn how to search for relevant materials and how to read a thesis and/o to talk about themes that students wish to work on and other items mainly concerning instructions that students can receive in each laboratory, individually or in a group.
Lesson2: Tantative assignment of laboratory, Guidance at each laboratory 1
(How to decide tentative theme)
Lesson3: Guidance at each laboratory 2( How to search for literatures, how to read literatures)
Lesson4: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 1
Lesson5: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 2
Lesson6: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 3
Lesson7: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 4
Lesson8: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 5
Lesson9:  Presentation & Discussion on a tentative theme ( at each laboratory) 1
Lesson10: Presentation & Discussion on a tentative theme ( at each laboratory) 2
Lesson11: Presentation & Discussion of agenda that students are working on(at each laboratory) 1
Lesson12: Presentation & Discussion of agenda that students are working on(at each laboratory) 2
Lesson13: Presentation & Discussion of agenda that students are working on(at each laboratory) 3
Lesson14: Review of agenda that students are working on ( at each laboratory)
Lesson15: Submission of agenda. Summary of the course (at each laboratory)

Make a summary (1 page, B4 size, double column, horizontal writing) of the section of  "" Issues & Purpose"" and submit.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Handouts will be distributed when needed.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handouts

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson1: Visit the laboratory actively not only during class hours but also outside of the class until a laboratory you will be assigned to is tentatively decided.
Lesson 2-4: You are expected to actively practice what you learned in the lessons such as material collection.
Lesson5-15: Prepare well for the following lesson based on advices from your instructor.

Requirements In the first session, general guidance and laboratory visits will be held in the designated classrooms at the time as per the timetable. If you cannot attend the guidance, please contact Shinkai (ashinkai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp).

Grading Method Students will be distributed based on contribution in class discussions, work, and final report(resume).

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Dr. Kawai has experiences of working at public schools and university in the United States as a speech-language pathologist.
Dr. Ujima has worked for 12 years at a school for the blind.
They introduce practical contents based on their experiences.

Message Working only in class hours will not be enough to complete your work. You should actively work using your spare time outside of the class.

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC135905	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別支援教育研究法I
Subject Name （Katakana）	トクベツシエンキョウイクケンキュウホウI
Subject Name in English	Methods of Research on Special Needs Education I
Instructor	UJIMA KAZUHITO,WAKAMATSU AKIHIKO,MORI MAYU,HAYASHIDA MASASHI,FUNABASHI ATSUHIKO,KAWAI NORIMUNE,MURAKAMI RIE,OMORI MARIKO,SHINKAI AKIRA,CHAMBERS DIANNE,ASAOKA HIROSHI
Instructor (Katakana)	ウジマ　カズヒト,ワカマツ　アキヒコ,モリ　マユ,ハヤシダ　マサシ,フナバシ　アツヒコ,カワイ　ノリムネ,ムラカミ　リエ,オオモリ　マリコ,シンカイ　アキラ,チェンバース　ダイアン,アサオカ　ヒロシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Thur1-2：EDU C727
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Basically face-to-face; however, non-face-to-face lectures might be given due to the spread of COVID-19. Exercise-oriented, Discussions, Student presentations
Credits	1.0	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 Faculty of Education Cluster 1, Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education
Keywords	Special needs school, material collection, seminar, research approach, graduation thesis, SDG_04
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Result of the learning about "Ability, skill 1" is expected.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Special Support School Teacher Education （Abilities and Skills）・Being able to set up tasks to be worked on by searching, collecting, summarizing, and understanding information, books, and materials concerning special needs education.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is positioned as a stage of fundamental work for writing a graduation thesis. The purpose of this course is for students to acquire how to collect materials and how to write a resume, and to become able to write a resume related to the ‘ Problem and Purpose’ portion of their own research theme (tentative) at the conclusion of this course based on reading of literatures and Q&As between other students and the instructor.
Class Schedule	Lesson1: Guidance & Laboratory Visit Visit laboratories to learn how to search for relevant materials and how to read a thesis and/o to talk about themes that students wish to work on and other items mainly concerning instructions that students can receive in each laboratory, individually or in a group. Lesson2: Tantative assignment of laboratory, Guidance at each laboratory 1 (How to decide tentative theme) Lesson3: Guidance at each laboratory 2( How to search for literatures, how to read literatures) Lesson4: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 1 Lesson5: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 2 Lesson6: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 3 Lesson7: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 4 Lesson8: Presentation, discussion, and review on theses that students read（at each laboratory) 5 Lesson9: Presentation & Discussion on a tentative theme ( at each laboratory) 1 Lesson10: Presentation & Discussion on a tentative theme ( at each laboratory) 2 Lesson11: Presentation & Discussion of agenda that students are working on(at each laboratory) 1 Lesson12: Presentation & Discussion of agenda that students are working on(at each laboratory) 2 Lesson13: Presentation & Discussion of agenda that students are working on(at each laboratory) 3 Lesson14: Review of agenda that students are working on ( at each laboratory) Lesson15: Submission of agenda. Summary of the course (at each laboratory) Make a summary (1 page, B4 size, double column, horizontal writing) of the section of "" Issues & Purpose"" and submit.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handouts will be distributed when needed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handouts
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson1: Visit the laboratory actively not only during class hours but also outside of the class until a laboratory you will be assigned to is tentatively decided. Lesson 2-4: You are expected to actively practice what you learned in the lessons such as material collection. Lesson5-15: Prepare well for the following lesson based on advices from your instructor.
Requirements	In the first session, general guidance and laboratory visits will be held in the designated classrooms at the time as per the timetable. If you cannot attend the guidance, please contact Shinkai (ashinkai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp).
Grading Method	Students will be distributed based on contribution in class discussions, work, and final report(resume).
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Dr. Kawai has experiences of working at public schools and university in the United States as a speech-language pathologist. Dr. Ujima has worked for 12 years at a school for the blind. They introduce practical contents based on their experiences.
Message	Working only in class hours will not be enough to complete your work. You should actively work using your spare time outside of the class.
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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