Teachers' perceptions of a community participation programme for preschoolers with autism

Teachers' perceptions of a community participation programme for preschoolers with autism

• Mak, Candice Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Zhang Chen, Kai Li Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 18(1), 102-117, 2013

Great Britain

Routledge

2013

• E Special Education
  • ED Education for Students with Behavioural Problem
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers

Teachers' Perceptions Autism Preschoolers Community Participation

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 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.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 13632752

• 10.1080/13632752.2012.695535

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/3f215b48

2014-05-29