Abstract
The purposes of the present study were to examine the life situation of 57 graduates (present age 19-35 years, average 26.1 years) of special schools for children and youth with physical disabilities who had been educated mainly with jiritsu katsudo, which is a specialized area in the national curriculum for special schools that has the objective of teaching students with disabilities to respect basic human behavior, and to analyze their parents' evaluation of the graduates' education. The results of the survey suggested that the activities of daily living (ADL) of the graduates had changed little since their graduation. However, their motor abilities and outside interests decreased, perhaps because of their simple life style and the physical weakness of their aging parents. Curriculum that focused on physical aspects was evaluated; a lack of consideration of the students' life after graduation was notable. The results indicated that the parents recognized the importance of education for increasing their sons' and daughters' interests, as well as the power that the students associated with their teachers.
