ERIC Number: EJ1090823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Oct
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-4341
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Parents as Teachers of Children with Autism in the Peoples' Republic of China
Puckett, Kathleen S.; McCoy, Kathleen M.
Journal of International Special Needs Education, v16 n2 p68-81 Oct 2013
In the People's Republic of China, many children with autism are excluded from government supported schools and parents are expected to deliver educational services. Parent training centers offer short term solutions by providing information regarding autism and instructional methods to parents of children with autism. In order to further refine teaching services, one training center encouraged parents to indicate which topics in a curriculum were important to them. Participants were 55 parents of children with autism ages 3-8, who completed a questionnaire in which they identified referral services received, needs and concerns for further training, and attitudes towards collaboration. Results indicated that parents' most important needs were centered on developing their children's communication skills and a desire to collaborate with teachers, and that they received very few initial referral services. Findings are discussed in the context of human and social capital for parents of children with autism in the People's Republic of China.
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Autism, Parents as Teachers, Human Capital, Social Capital, Referral, Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Children, Young Children, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Communication Skills, Skill Development, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Education, Teaching Methods
Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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