The Current Situation and Issues of Education Centers’ Information Provision regarding Special Needs Education

Information Provision via Websites

Abstract

Education Centers, placed in each prefecture, play a major role in teacher practice in Japan. This study examined the contents of information for teachers on their websites to clarify the current situation and the limitations regarding their information provision by accessing to the websites. The results show that the webpages about teaching consultation and workshop/seminars were contained in almost all sites, but the other information pages (i.e. teaching plan, individualized teaching plan, individualized support plan, teaching materials/equipment) were fewer in comparison. The results imply calls for more various and detailed information provision for teachers.