Designing Effective Educational Interventions for Students with Autism

• Authors: John J. Wheeler , Morgan Chitiyo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

It is estimated that autism affects 1% of the world’s population (Elsabbagh, 2012). Given the increased numbers of children being identified with the disorder, many believe that there is a global public health crisis looming. This is in part due to the need for expanded capacity in the area of professional development for teachers and improved educational service delivery systems in many parts of the world. The purpose of this paper will be to describe how to design effective educational interventions for children with autism with an emphasis on building capacity among professionals in underdeveloped regions of the world.

PL

Szacuje się, że autyzmem dotknięty jest jeden procent ludności na świecie (Elsabbagh, 2012). Ze względu na rosnącą liczbę dzieci, u których rozpoznaje się to zaburzenie, wiele osób uważa, że nadciąga ogólnoświatowy kryzys zdrowia publicznego. Wynika to po części z konieczności zwiększenia możliwości w zakresie rozwoju zawodowego nauczycieli oraz stworzenia lepszych systemów dostarczania usług edukacyjnych w wielu częściach świata. Celem niniejszej pracy jest opisanie, w jaki sposób opracowywać skuteczne oddziaływania edukacyjne dla dzieci z autyzmem z naciskiem na budowanie potencjału wśród specjalistów pracujących w słabo rozwiniętych regionach świata.

Keywords

EN

autism; professional development for effective educational interventions for children with autism

PL

autyzm; rozwój zawodowy nauczycieli dla skutecznych oddziaływań edukacyjnych; dla dzieci z autyzmem

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Człowiek - Niepełnosprawność - Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 1(27)
• Pages: 5-14

Contributors

author

John J. Wheeler

• East Tennessee State University; Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Learning and Development, PO Box 70434, Johnson City, TN 37614; tel. + 423 439 7555

author

Morgan Chitiyo

• Duquesne University; School of Education Department of Counseling, Psychology, and Special Education, 103C Canevin Hall; tel. + 412 396 4036

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Identifiers

DOI

DOI: 10.5604/17345537.1159977