Journal Articles
Teachers' perceptions of a community participation programme for preschoolers with autism
EdLink- Teachers' perceptions of a community participation programme for preschoolers with autism
- Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 18(1), 102-117, 2013
- Great Britain
- Routledge
- 2013
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Pre-Primary Education
- Preschoolers with autism face a number of challenges in integrating into different community activities owing to behavioural, communication and emotional concerns. Since the year 2009, the Hong Kong Heep Hong Society has developed a training programme for enhancing community participation among individuals with autism. The current project reports findings of a qualitative study of special education teachers' perceptions concerning a range of issues with regard to the programme. Semi-structured one-to-one interviews were conducted to gather information from eight teachers who used the community participation programme. The results indicated that teachers perceived the programme as a useful tool for promoting community participation among preschoolers with autism. However, participants pointed out a number of barriers to implementing the programme effectively. The participants suggested ways to improve the quality of community participation programmes. Implications for teachers and other professionals are discussed.[Copyright of Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2012.695535]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 13632752
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/3f215b48
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