KAWAI Norimune

Research Areas and Themes

My research specialties are speech-language pathology, special needs education, and inclusive education. My specific interests in the area of speech-language pathology are listeners’ auditory perceptions of stuttering and speech motor activities of people who stutter. Recently, I have become more interested in conducting studies on the clinical assessment and therapy of stuttering. I have developed and published a comprehensive assessment instrument for fluency disorders, which is widely used by special needs education teachers and speech-language-hearing therapists. In the field of special needs education, I have a particular interest in the disability acceptance process of people with disabilities and their parents and guardians, and the language cognition processes of people with speech-language and/or hearing disabilities. In the area of inclusive education, I am interested in how inclusive classroom practices promote and support the success of a diverse students. Currently, I work with researchers who specialize in English language education, Japanese language education, social studies, science, mathematics, and psychology to determine how students can lead independent learning by recognizing their strengths and weaknesses rather than being distracted by feelings of inadequacy by collaborating specialists in these subject areas and psychology.

Research Areas and Themes of the Students

Speech-language pathology, communication disorders, special education, inclusive education, social inclusion 

The main research topics of the supervising students are as follows：
Master’s thesis = M
Doctoral dissertation = D

• The Development of an Instrument to Measure Indonesian Teachers’ Attitudes toward Inclusive Education [D]

• A Proposed Framework for a Post-secondary Education Program for Students with Intellectual Disability at a University in Saudi Arabia: Program Components, Organization, and Evaluation [D]

• Sociocultural Perspectives on Autism between Japanese and U.S. Professionals Using TEACCH and ABA Approaches [M]

• Strategies for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing Learners to Learn English Writing Composition Skills in Schools for the Deaf in Lesotho [M]

• Factors Influencing Dropout at Lower Secondary Schools in Rural Cambodia [M]

Message to Prospective Students

Do you know about inclusive education? Inclusive education emphasizes diversity and the unique contribution that each student makes to the classroom. If students learn in a truly inclusive environment, they feel safe and have a sense of belonging. If you would like to dig into how you can provide a better education for diverse students, our program will suit you. Because the specialization of faculty members varies,  you may be able to study interdisciplinarily by incorporating multiple faculty members’ specialties.