Mission and History of NISE
About NISE
Mission of NISE*
The mission of NISE is to contribute to the realization of education that meets the educational needs of individual children with disabilities. This is achieved through operations that respond flexibly and quickly to national policy issues and issues in educational settings based on changes in conditions pertaining to special needs education both in Japan and overseas, while taking advantage of the strengths of the corporation, which has fields for researching educational practices and can conduct practical research and training in an integrated manner. In carrying out this mission, NISE collaborates with national and local governments and related organizations as the only national center for special needs education in Japan in order to build an inclusive education system.
* The mission was presented in the fifth medium-term objectives for NISE set forth by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in March 2021.
Efforts to Achieve Mission
・Contribution to national policy making and promotion of measures through promotion of practical and comprehensive
research on special needs education, and contribution to the field of education
・Teacher training to contribute to the promotion of the policy of education for children with disabilities of each prefecture and the promotion of educational practices, etc.
・Enhancing information services dissemination on special needs education and providing support for local governments and schools
History
Oct. 1971
Commencement of the National Institute of Special Education.
Apr. 2001
Commencement of the National Institute of Special Education as an independent administrative agency.
Apr. 2004
Reorganized to establish Department of Policy and Planning, Department of Educational Support Research, Department of Teacher Training and Information, and Clinical Center for Children with Special Needs.
May 2006
Clinical Center for Children with Special Needs was reorganized into Department of Counseling and Consultation for Persons with Special Needs.
Apr. 2007
Renamed as the National Institute of Special Needs Education.
Apr. 2008
Department of Educational Support Research was renamed as Department of Educational Support. Establishment of Information Center of Education for the Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Introduced Research Unit System.
Apr. 2011
Reorganized to establish Department of Policy and Planning, Department of Educational Support, Department of Counseling and Consultation for Persons with Special Needs, Department of Teacher Training and Collaborative Projects, and Department of Education Information.
Apr. 2012
Department of Counseling and Consultation for Persons with Special Needs was integrated into Department of Educational Support.
Apr. 2016
Reorganized into a 4-Department/1-Center system made up of the Department of Administration, Department of Policy and Planning, Department of Teacher Training, Department of Information and Support, and Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System.
Apr. 2017
Reorganized into a 4-Department/2-Center system made up of the Department of Administration, Department of Policy and Planning, Department of Teacher Training, Department of Information and Support, the Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, and the Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System.
Apr. 2021
Hiroshima Office, West Japan Branch of NISE established.
