ERIC Number: EJ804770
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 8
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1365-4802
Teachers' Experience of Support in the Mainstream Education of Pupils with Autism
Glashan, Lisa; Mackay, Gilbert; Grieve, Ann
Improving Schools, v7 n1 p49-60 2004
This article reports a study of support for pupils with autism in a Scottish education authority. The pupils attend mainstream classes in primary schools but receive additional support from an outreach service. The study aimed to understand the nature of outreach support from a mainstream teacher's point of view. The principal data of the project were interview transcripts from a critical-case sample of five schools. The data were subjected to two levels of analysis. First, they were grouped under five themes concerning teachers' perceptions of support: speech and language therapy; parents, special assistants, communications, and the existing generic learning support team. Second, these five themes were reassembled as a textural and structural analysis which identified areas which influenced teachers' perception of their own competence and the support of others. Among these areas, other professionals' experience of working with pupils who are autistic was valued highly as a source of support.
Descriptors: Autism, Teacher Attitudes, Outreach Programs, Mainstreaming, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Special Needs Students, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Speech Therapy, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Interpersonal Communication, Teacher Competencies, Self Concept, Teaching Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)