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About
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| History of the
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Special education in Japan developed after the Second
World War, and the number of researchers increased in number
at the beginning of the sixties. As a result, there was
a movement towards the establishment of an association for
special education in Japan. Sekishin Ojima, Kiyoshi Sakakibara,
and Sanshirou Nishitani were the key persons in the formation
of an executive committee, and, in November 1963, the first
meeting took place at the former Tokyo University of Education.
The first president of the Association was Mantarou Kido.
The present aim of the Association is to work for the development
of and progress in scientific research in the area of special
education in Japan. The main activities of the Association
are holding an annual Convention aimed at the promotion
of research in the area, publication of the Japanese Journal
of Special Education, and contacts between the Association
and related organizations nationwide and abroad.
Members come from a broad range of areas, including research
on special education, education, health, and welfare or
rehabilitation. The number of members as of November, 2003,
was 3,900. The Association is composed of eight disability-oriented
subcommittees: blindness and low vision, deafness and hard
of hearing, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities,
health disabilities, speech and language disabilities, behavioral
challenges, and severe and multiple disabilities; and a
general subcommittee. |
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| Activities |
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Holding the annual convention
of the Japanese Association of Special Education |
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Every year, the Japanese Association of Special
Education holds an annual convention in the fall. |
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Publication of the Japanese Journal of Special
Education |
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The Japanese Journal of Special Education is issued
6 times a year.
One of the six issues is published entirely in English.
The present journal is edited by the editorial committee
and the executive editorial committee. |
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Research Activities |
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Based on requests from the members, an ad hoc research
committee can be formed to cover a specific topic.
Currently, there are committees for research on problems
regarding teacher's licenses and on the system of
special education. |
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Meetings for administration of the Association |
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General assembly, board officers' meetings and
executive directors committee meetings are held regularly.
Meetings for editing the journal, future planning,
and investigating other matters relating to special
education are also held as part of the administration
functions of the Association. |
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