Educational Research was carried out in a joint national survey by questionnaire in a school for the visually impaired and a vocational school in joint research with Anma-Massage-Shiatsu and Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy, aiming at collecting fundamental materials that examine the way of the future of the therapy.
The collection rate for the questionnaire was 71.4% for schools for the visually impaired and 68.3% from the vocational schools (70.3% in total as of August 16, 2006).
When examining the survey results and paying attention to the common and different points between the schools for the visually impaired and the vocational schools, we reviewed the present conditions and subjects in the curriculum reform. We recognized the actual conditions and problems in today's curriculum reform in a comparison of both schools.
We would be pleased if this study became an opportunity to enter a new phase for “Anma-Massage-Shiatsu and acupuncture and moxibustion therapy education”, while respecting the situations of schools for the visually impaired and vocational schools.