Implementation and Impact of Japanese New National Curriculum Standards on Education in Schools for the Blind and Schools for the Deaf

• Katoh, Hiroshi

Abstract

The Japanese Government reformed the national curriculum standards of K-12 and schools for children with impairments to help all children to be sound members of society living independently in the 21st century. As far as the upper-secondary level is concerned, a new curriculum had been adopted since the 2003 school year. We conducted a survey of the achievements of the new curriculum, and also an evaluation of the new system from teachers in schools for the blind and schools for the deaf. The survey was carried out from October to December of 2004. Survey forms were delivered to all upper-secondary level schools for the blind and for the deaf. Forty-five of the sixty schools for the blind and fifty-three of the sixty nine schools for the deaf answered. There are broad discrepancies in the adoption rate of elective subjects in various academic areas between schools. Teachers certainly appreciated the new curriculum in that it helped students develop their individualities. At the same time however, they do not expect to see the new system yielding strong educational improvements, but are expecting improvement from the new university for the hearing and visually impaired, Tsukuba University of Technology.

Journal

• NTUT Education of Disabilities

  NTUT Education of Disabilities 5 1-7, 2006-03

  The Committee for Promotion of Academic and Social Contribution, National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology

Keywords

• Reform of the National Curriculum Standards

Details

• CRID: 1050001337428328192
• NII Article ID: 120003042355
• NII Book ID: AA12124742
• ISSN: 18818595
• HANDLE: 10460/83
• Web Site: https://tsukuba-tech.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/757
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: departmental bulletin paper
• Data Source:
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN