Basic Study for Development of Assessment INDEX about Curriculum of Psychology, Physiology and Pathology for Person with Disabilities

: Focusing on Undergraduate Programs of Special Needs Education in Japan

Abstract

In particular, in the field of special needs education has been introduced, it attaches great importance to Psychology, Physiology and Pathology. However, the psychology, physiology and pathology of children impairment have not been sufficiently understood in the field of special needs education. According to preceding study (Kohara et al., 2015), the problem caused by the lack of expertise of teachers was derived from the curriculum of undergraduate programs of special needs education. Therefore, this study aimed to analyzed the contents of education on psychology, physiology and pathology currently being conducted in the expert training course of Special Support Education, and to clarifythe problem.