Abstract
Special support education, which has been started in April, Heisei 19, attaches importance to its close cooperation with education, welfare, labor, organs concerned and a viewpoint of every student’s needs. In this research, the meaning of the concept of the needs in special support education and positioning of welfare support functions served by special support schools were verified, based on three data. Unlike “the special educational needs” of the Salamanca declaration, it was pointed out that the concept of needs was used as a very ambiguous concept. Moreover, the center-function, an individual educational support plan, a special support educational coordinator were pointed out as a welfare-support function in special support schools. When all systems functioned effectively, it was pointed out that the state of collaboration with organs concerned of welfare, medical treatment, and labor can be an issue, though it can systematically respond to students’ life problems.
https://ror.org/00bvfhz16 
