A narrative found in literature, including mythology and folktales.
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The Employment Status and Support Needs of Persons With Disabilities in Japan: Analysis and Generation of Narrative Using a Narratology and Text Mining
Kai Seino (Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons With Disabilities, Japan), Yuichiro Haruna (National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation, Japan), and Shun Ishizaki (Keio University, Japan)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 33
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7979-3.ch011
Abstract
This chapter has two objectives: (1) to describe the significance and applicability of narratology, which features computational and cognitive approaches, in the field of interpersonal relationship supports for persons with disabilities; and (2) to determine effective work supports by analyzing the narratives of the persons with disabilities. In this chapter, the narratives were operationally defined as free-expression answers obtained from mail-survey questionnaires from people with various disabilities describing their work and work life. The questionnaires were sent to 14,448 people and, of these, 4,546 responded. The survey items included their employment status, problems they encountered before employment, problems in their working life, support required in their working life, and opinions regarding disability employment. The results suggested that employment status and problems at work depended on their disability type and the presence of effective supports.