YT10010 Introduction of Special Needs Education

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Special Course of Special Needs Education

Lecture Code YT10010 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 特別支援教育概論

Subject Name
（Katakana）トクベツシエンキョウイクガイロン

Subject Name in
English Introduction of Special Needs Education

Instructor MURAKAMI RIE,KAWAI NORIMUNE,ASAOKA HIROSHI

Instructor
(Katakana) ムラカミ　リエ,カワイ　ノリムネ,アサオカ　ヒロシ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues5-8：EDU L204

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture oriented/discussions/presentations by students

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students Limited to Special Needs Education majors. Students majoring in other fields desiring to take this class require a teaching license.

Keywords Special needs education/Special-needs education school/Classes for special needs education.,Practical work experience

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) This is a compulsory subject in the special needs school teacher's license concerning the basic theory of special needs education.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In order to deepen understanding of the basic theory of special support education, this class will consist of the following two axes. (1) Explanation of the relationship between special-needs education and its philosophy, system, and history. (2) As social, institutional, and managerial matters, the roles and overview of special-needs schools, special-needs classes, and resource room, as well as the actual classes conducted there, including school management, will be explained.

Class Schedule Lesson １:Orientation (Murakami)
Lesson 2:Philosophy of special needs education, regulations and laws related to special needs education (Kawai)
Lesson 3: History of special needs education, target infants and children(Kawai)
Lesson 4:Educational activities at special needs schools: Education for people with intellectual disabilities, physical handicaps, and delicacy of health (Kawai)
Lesson 5:Goal and Contents of JIRITSUKATUDOU(Asaoka)
Lesson 6:Outline of special needs education in kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools (Asaoka)
Lesson 7:Collaborative learning and reasonable accommodation (Asaoka)
Lesson 8:Attempts at classes designed for children with developmental disabilitiesand junior high schools (Asaoka)
Lesson 9: Midterm report （workshop-style discussion）(Asaoka)
Lesson 10: Overview of teaching in the Tsukyu class system (the resource class system)(Kawai)
Lesson 11: Educational activities at special needs schools: Education for people with vision disorders, auditory disorders(Kawai）
Lesson 12: Curriculum and teaching guidelines of special needs schools(Kawai)
Lesson 13: Significance of an individual education support plan and how to create one (Kawai)
Lesson 14:School management to realize the objectives and educational goals of special needs education (Murakami)
Lesson 15: Center functions and utilization of special needs schools (Murakami)

Evaluation based on test.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. 特別支援教育総論: インクルーシブ時代の理論と実践（北大路書房）
Foundations in Special Needs Education: Theory and Practice towards a New Era of Inclusive Education, 2nd ed. (Kitaoji-Shobou)

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Materials will be distributed

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Summarize lectures from 1-8 at Lesson 9

Requirements

Grading Method Evaluation based on test.

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it One lecturer has worked at special needs schools, special needs classrooms, the board of education, and NISE, and the other lecturer has worked at public schools, university hospital, and university speech-language clinic in the United States. Based on these experiences, the lecturers will introduce the system and practice of special needs education.

Message Examination to confirm basics of special needs education on June 4.

Other The faculty member who have experiences of working at public schools and university in the United States as a speech-language pathologist introduce practical contents based on their experiences.

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	Special Course of Special Needs Education
Lecture Code	YT10010	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別支援教育概論
Subject Name （Katakana）	トクベツシエンキョウイクガイロン
Subject Name in English	Introduction of Special Needs Education
Instructor	MURAKAMI RIE,KAWAI NORIMUNE,ASAOKA HIROSHI
Instructor (Katakana)	ムラカミ　リエ,カワイ　ノリムネ,アサオカ　ヒロシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Tues5-8：EDU L204
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture oriented/discussions/presentations by students
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students	Limited to Special Needs Education majors. Students majoring in other fields desiring to take this class require a teaching license.
Keywords	Special needs education/Special-needs education school/Classes for special needs education.,Practical work experience
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	This is a compulsory subject in the special needs school teacher's license concerning the basic theory of special needs education.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In order to deepen understanding of the basic theory of special support education, this class will consist of the following two axes. (1) Explanation of the relationship between special-needs education and its philosophy, system, and history. (2) As social, institutional, and managerial matters, the roles and overview of special-needs schools, special-needs classes, and resource room, as well as the actual classes conducted there, including school management, will be explained.
Class Schedule	Lesson １:Orientation (Murakami) Lesson 2:Philosophy of special needs education, regulations and laws related to special needs education (Kawai) Lesson 3: History of special needs education, target infants and children(Kawai) Lesson 4:Educational activities at special needs schools: Education for people with intellectual disabilities, physical handicaps, and delicacy of health (Kawai) Lesson 5:Goal and Contents of JIRITSUKATUDOU(Asaoka) Lesson 6:Outline of special needs education in kindergarten, elementary and junior high schools (Asaoka) Lesson 7:Collaborative learning and reasonable accommodation (Asaoka) Lesson 8:Attempts at classes designed for children with developmental disabilitiesand junior high schools (Asaoka) Lesson 9: Midterm report （workshop-style discussion）(Asaoka) Lesson 10: Overview of teaching in the Tsukyu class system (the resource class system)(Kawai) Lesson 11: Educational activities at special needs schools: Education for people with vision disorders, auditory disorders(Kawai） Lesson 12: Curriculum and teaching guidelines of special needs schools(Kawai) Lesson 13: Significance of an individual education support plan and how to create one (Kawai) Lesson 14:School management to realize the objectives and educational goals of special needs education (Murakami) Lesson 15: Center functions and utilization of special needs schools (Murakami) Evaluation based on test.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	特別支援教育総論: インクルーシブ時代の理論と実践（北大路書房） Foundations in Special Needs Education: Theory and Practice towards a New Era of Inclusive Education, 2nd ed. (Kitaoji-Shobou)
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Materials will be distributed
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Summarize lectures from 1-8 at Lesson 9
Requirements
Grading Method	Evaluation based on test.
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	One lecturer has worked at special needs schools, special needs classrooms, the board of education, and NISE, and the other lecturer has worked at public schools, university hospital, and university speech-language clinic in the United States. Based on these experiences, the lecturers will introduce the system and practice of special needs education.
Message	Examination to confirm basics of special needs education on June 4.
Other	The faculty member who have experiences of working at public schools and university in the United States as a speech-language pathologist introduce practical contents based on their experiences.
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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