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Otina, Salmon O.; Thinguri, Ruth W. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Autistic children, characterized by impaired social interactions, impaired communication, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviors, are also entitled to education just like the other children in the society. It is therefore important that primary schools in Kenya get prepared so that the children are able to transit to schools from their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Readiness, Mental Disorders, Elementary Schools
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Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Reutebuch, Colleen K.; Carter, Erik W.; Hedges, Susan; El Zein, Farah; Fan, Hannah; Gustafson, Jenny R. – Exceptional Children, 2015
The outcomes of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are driving the field to address how secondary education might be optimally designed and delivered. We conducted 28 focus groups across four states to explore the contexts, considerations, and complexities associated with delivering and combining evidence-based interventions to meet the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Student Needs
Kucharczyk, Suzanne; Reutebuch, Colleen K.; Carter, Erik W.; Hedges, Susan; El Zein, Farah; Gustafson, Jenny R. – Grantee Submission, 2015
The outcomes of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are driving the field to address how secondary education might be optimally designed and delivered. We conducted 28 focus groups across four states to explore the contexts, considerations, and complexities associated with delivering and combining evidence-based interventions to meet the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Student Needs
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Ostmeyer, Katrina; Scarpa, Angela – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Participatory action research (PAR) is a method used to develop interventions with the direct input of stakeholders. Social skills are a core deficit of children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) that can affect academic performance and other areas of well-being, yet empirically supported services are not always available.…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Action Research, Autism, Focus Groups