At present, in special schools and classes, the number of handicapped children, who are deemed to be of more serious or complicated status than ever, is remarkably increasing. Consequently, the instruction that had been applied so far on this sort of pupils based upon only stale educational psychology now seems to turn out as of less effect. And it is quite natural that instructors, requesting the participation of researchers to practical projects, are quite heard recently.
1. On cooperationbetween instructors and researchers
(a) Researchers should select problems appliable to handicapped children to facilitate their improvement.-T. Nishiyama (Mihara Special School for Mentally Retarded Children)(b) Researchers should work together with instructors on instructional projects. -T. Nishiyama (c) Keeping up their specialities, both instructors and researchers should tie up with each other. -E. Watanabe (National Kuriharna School for Handicapped Children), I. Kawai (Oita University)(d) Instructors should always work in contact with researchers. -O. Irieda (Hokkaido University of Education)
2. On case study
(a) In order to enhanBce the results of treatment in scientific aspect, positive cooperation of researchers is essential. -0. Miyawaki (Education Center of Gifu Prefecture)(b) Case study is the most important project in research methods of educational psychology, especially for special education. -K. Sugai (Tohoku UniVersity), E. Murakami (Nagoya University), S. Takahashi (Kobe Women's University)
