Study on Current Status of Homebound Instruction (Song Jiao Shang Men) for Students with Disabilities in China

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Disability Sciences Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 75 - 89
• Main Authors: TAKEDA, Kazunori, WANG, Qingtong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Association of Disability Sciences, Japan 31.03.2022; 障害科学学会
• Subjects: China; COVID-19; homebound instruction (song jiao shang men); special needs education; 中国; 新型コロナウイルス （COVID-19） 感染症; 特殊教育; 訪問教育（送教上門）
• ISSN: 1881-5812; 2432-0714
• DOI: 10.20847/adsj.46.1_75

China’s Regulation on Education for People with Disabilities (2017) and the Plan for Upgrading the Level of Special Education Phase(2014) mandates that children with disabilities for whom attending school would be difficult and who require care at home are to be provided with homebound instruction. In the view put forward in this law, homebound instruction is an important part of special needs education. The purpose of this study is to clarify the current situation of homebound instruction in China. Analyzing the impact on homebound instruction from the perspectives of teachers' pandemic. professional level, school types, and economic differences between regions. And investigating issues related to homebound instruction in China under the current situation such as the COVID-19