Research Structure
In FY2025, we will strategically and systematically conduct priority issue research, disability-category-specific research, basic research activities, etc.
| Categories | Characteristics of Research | |
|---|---|---|
| Priority Issue Research | Research that transcends the boundaries of disability categories and contributes to the promotion of national policy of education for children with disabilities or the resolution of urgent issues in the field of education • Research on curriculums (policy contribution to the country) • Research on the enhancement of seamless support (responding to urgent issues in the field of education) | |
| Disability-Category-Specific Research | RResearch that contributes to the resolution of urgent issues in each disability category | |
| Others | Basic Research Activities | RFundamental research by theme-based research units and research units responding to specialized issues for each type of disability. Basic and ongoing research activities such as annual basic surveys, surveys and analyses that contribute to the improvement of instruction, and dissemination of the results of these surveys and analyses |
| Advanced and Leading-edge Research | Research conducted aiming at presenting materials for consideration of future educational policy and options for educational practice | |
| Joint Research | Research conducted jointly by NISE and educational institutions such as universities and private organizations | |
| Externally Funded Research | Studies funded by external funds such as MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI Grant | |
| Entrusted Research | RStudies entrusted by an external organization | |
*Apart from the above, research is conducted in response to requests from the government and other organizations.
Priority Issue Research
Research Themes FY2025
| Research Type | Research Title | Research Team | Principal Researcher | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research on curriculums | Research on Curriculum Standards for Special Needs Education | Education Curriculum Team | TAKEDOMI Hirofumi | FY 2023-2025 |
| Research on the enhancement of seamless support | Research on enrichment of learning environment for children with various educational needsneeds— With focus on instruction and support for children in mainstream classrooms— | Learning Opportunities Team | INOUE Hidekazu | FY 2023-2025 |
| Research on education to nurture bearers of cohesive society, focusing on the examination of education for understanding disabilities | Cohesive Society Team | KUBOYAMA Shigeki | FY 2023-2025 | |
| Research on the enhancement of career education for students with disabilities | Career Team | OZAWA Michimasa | FY 2024-2025 |
Disability-Category-Specific Research
Research Theme FY2025
| Research Title | Research Team | Principal Researcher | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research on the utilization of ICT in education for children with physical/ motor disabilities | Physical/ motor disabilities ICT Team | YOSHIKAWA Tomoo | FY 2023-2025 |
Basic Research Activities
Basic research activities are carried out by research units, which consist of four theme-based research units that conduct research activities by transcending the boundaries of disability categories, including basic surveys on issues that need to be considered in future school education and urgent issues in the field, and nine research units that respond to specialized issues for each category of disability.
Research Units FY2025
| Research Unit | Leader | |
|---|---|---|
| Theme-based research units | Research Unit on Use of ICT and Educational Materials in Special Needs Education (ICT Unit) | TAMAKI Munehisa |
| Research Unit on Career Education and Support for Work for Students with Disabilities (Career Unit) | ENOMOTO Yoko | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Babies and Infants (Infant Unit) | YOSHIKAWA Kazuyuki | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Ties to Foreign Countries (Non-Japanese Unit) | NAMEKAWA Norihiro | |
| Research units responding to specialized issues for each type of disability | Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Multiple Disabilities (Multiple Disabilities Unit) | OZAWA Michimasa |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Visual Impairments (Visual Impairments Unit) | KUTSUZAWA Seiji | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children that are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Unit) | WATANABE Anna | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Speech and Language Disorders (Speech and Language Disorders Unit) | TANITO Ryota | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Physical/Motor Disabilities (Physical/Motor Disabilities Unit) | SUGIBAYASHI Hirohito | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Health Impairments (Health Impairments Unit) | TSUCHIYA Tadayuki | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (Intellectual Disabilities Unit) | YOKOO Shun | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Autism (Autism Unit) | TSUGE Mifumi | |
| Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Developmental Disabilities or Children with Emotional Disturbances (Developmental Disabilities and Emotional Disturbances Unit) | KITAMURA Takuya |
Externally Funded Research
Themes of research funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI grant) in FY2025 are as follows:
Research Themes Funded by MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI Grant FY2025
| Category | Research Title | Principal Researcher | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Research (B) | Research on Career Decision-Making Support for Students with Developmental Disabilities in Upper Secondary Schools | Yoko ENOMOTO | FY 2024-2027 |
| Examination on the impact of electricity mobility support equipment on the development of children with physical/motor disabilities and development of assessment methods | Tomoo YOSHIKAWA | FY 2025-2029 | |
| Scientific Research (C) | Longitudinal research on the practical knowledge of childcare practitioners who create inclusive early childhood education and care | Kazuyu YOSHIKAWA | FY 2022-2025 |
| Support for developmental disabilities in mainstream classrooms: Strategies for creating and utilizing individual syllabuses linked to a partial inclusion program | Yoko TAKEMURA | FY 2022-2025 | |
| Development of a continuing education assurance promotion program for high school students undergoing medical treatment who are willing to study | Hirofumi OSAKI | FY 2022-2025 | |
| Nationwide survey on ICT equipment and assistive devices in special needs schools and research to promote their utilization | Teruyoshi ORITA | FY 2023-2025 | |
| Research on the development of support tools for the utilization of MEXT-authored textbooks for special-needs schools -Focusing on the practices that achieve the goals of the Courses of Study in the intellectually disabled education. | Kiyokazu NAGAE | FY 2024-2026 | |
| Construction of a learning environment fitting system to support ICT utilization by students with physical/motor disabilities | Keiji FUJIMOTO | FY 2024-2026 | |
| Research on the development of a picture diary training program to support expression of emotions in children with autistic spectrum disorder | Mifumi TSUGE | FY 2025-2027 | |
| Establishment of a digital archive that serves to enhance the expertise of teachers involved in the education for children with visual impairments | Seiji KUTSUZAWA | FY 2025-2027 | |
| Development and evaluation of digital assessment systems and individual learning support tools for abstract word comprehension in children with hearing impairments | Akira YAMAMOTO | FY 2025-2027 | |
| Development of package-type training programs related to collaborations with mainstream classrooms and guardians | Naomi ISHIMOTO | FY 2025-2027 | |
| Young Scientists | Inheriting the perspective of the teachers in charge of children with deafblindness to understand the actual situation – With a focus on the hands of children with deafblindness – | Asako KAWAHARA | FY 2023-2025 |
| Development of Reading and Writing Educational Programs based on the Phonological Awareness Developmental Process for Children with Hearing Impairment | Anna WATANABE | FY 2024-2026 | |
| Development of the educational and support database based on the memory characteristics of children with intellectual disabilities | Ryo YAMAGUCHI | FY 2025-2027 | |
| Support for Starting Research Activities | Development of a tool to support the understanding of learning statuses using Japanese language textbooks authored by the MEXT | Tetsuya TANNO | FY 2024-2025 |
| Development of a training program combining content on education for developmental disabilities and assessment | Naomi ISHIMOTO | FY 2024-2025 |
Entrusted Researches
Entrusted research themes for FY2025 are as follows:
Research Themes FY2025(Entrusted Research)
| Research Title | Entrusted Organization | Principal Researcher | Research Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental Research on a Support System for Deafblind Children/Students – Training and support to enhance expertise of teachers of children with deafblindness – | Fast Retailing Foundation | － | FY 2020-2025 |
| Research on the use of digital tools to enhance embodiment in Special Needs Education | － | FY 2025 |
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