Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD

For young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in regular schools, ASD specific service delivery options include regular class placement with itinerant consultative support and support class placement. This study provided an examination of levels of parent, teacher and principal satisfaction...

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Main Authors: Carter, Mark, Stephenson, Jennifer, Clark, Trevor, Costley, Debra, Martin, John, Williams, Katrina, Browne, Leah, Davies, Louise, Bruck, Susan
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39716/
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author Carter, Mark
Stephenson, Jennifer
Clark, Trevor
Costley, Debra
Martin, John
Williams, Katrina
Browne, Leah
Davies, Louise
Bruck, Susan
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Stephenson, Jennifer
Clark, Trevor
Costley, Debra
Martin, John
Williams, Katrina
Browne, Leah
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Bruck, Susan
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description For young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in regular schools, ASD specific service delivery options include regular class placement with itinerant consultative support and support class placement. This study provided an examination of levels of parent, teacher and principal satisfaction with both regular class placement (n = 39) and a satellite support class option (n=35), which provides a more gradual transition into regular class. Given that regular class placement was the ultimate goal for children enrolled in the study, factors that either facilitated or acted as barriers to successful inclusion were examined for those children currently in regular classes. There were relatively high levels of parent, teacher and principal satisfaction with both satellite support class and regular class placement for children with ASD, with higher levels of parental satisfaction with satellite support placement. Across all respondents, the most frequently identified facilitating factors were related to teaching practices and skills. In contrast, barriers identified were generally related to child characteristics. A number of suggestions for future research are offered.
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spelling nottingham-397162020-05-04T16:54:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39716/ Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD Carter, Mark Stephenson, Jennifer Clark, Trevor Costley, Debra Martin, John Williams, Katrina Browne, Leah Davies, Louise Bruck, Susan For young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in regular schools, ASD specific service delivery options include regular class placement with itinerant consultative support and support class placement. This study provided an examination of levels of parent, teacher and principal satisfaction with both regular class placement (n = 39) and a satellite support class option (n=35), which provides a more gradual transition into regular class. Given that regular class placement was the ultimate goal for children enrolled in the study, factors that either facilitated or acted as barriers to successful inclusion were examined for those children currently in regular classes. There were relatively high levels of parent, teacher and principal satisfaction with both satellite support class and regular class placement for children with ASD, with higher levels of parental satisfaction with satellite support placement. Across all respondents, the most frequently identified facilitating factors were related to teaching practices and skills. In contrast, barriers identified were generally related to child characteristics. A number of suggestions for future research are offered. DISES 2014-11-01 Article PeerReviewed Carter, Mark, Stephenson, Jennifer, Clark, Trevor, Costley, Debra, Martin, John, Williams, Katrina, Browne, Leah, Davies, Louise and Bruck, Susan (2014) Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD. Journal of International Special Needs Education, 17 (2). pp. 60-69. ISSN 2159-4341 Autism Spectrum Disorder School Inclusion http://www.jisne.org/doi/abs/10.9782/2159-4341-17.2.60 doi:10.9782/2159-4341-17.2.60 doi:10.9782/2159-4341-17.2.60
spellingShingle Autism Spectrum Disorder
School
Inclusion
Carter, Mark
Stephenson, Jennifer
Clark, Trevor
Costley, Debra
Martin, John
Williams, Katrina
Browne, Leah
Davies, Louise
Bruck, Susan
Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD
title Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD
title_full Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD
title_fullStr Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD
title_full_unstemmed Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD
title_short Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD
title_sort perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with asd
topic Autism Spectrum Disorder
School
Inclusion
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39716/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39716/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39716/