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ERIC Number: EJ769875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 34
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
Inclusion of Pupils with Autism: The Effect of an Intervention Program on the Regular Pupils' Burnout, Attitudes and Quality of Mediation
Reiter, Shunit; Vitani, Taly
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v11 n4 p321-333 2007
An intervention program aimed at the improvement of the quality of inclusion of pupils with autism in a regular fourth grade classroom (average age of 9 years) was applied with 23 pupils. Two pupils with autism were included from first grade. The regular pupils displayed signs of burnout stemming from the inclusion. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a specially designed intervention program on the regular pupils' level of burnout, attitude to the pupils with autism, and the quality of their mediation. Three questionnaires covering these variables were administered twice, at the beginning and at the end of the intervention program. The findings showed less burnout at the end of the program, significant improvement in the quality of mediation and more positive attitudes towards pupils with autism. Significant correlations were found between burnout, quality of tutoring and positive attitudes towards pupils with autism. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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