Transforming the Lives of Early Childhood Teachers, Autistic Children and their Families: Findings and Recommendations from an Evaluation of a Programme of Continuing Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Ring, Emer; O'Sullivan, Lisha; O'Keefe, Suzanne; Ferris, Fiona; Wall, Eugene
Titel	Transforming the Lives of Early Childhood Teachers, Autistic Children and their Families: Findings and Recommendations from an Evaluation of a Programme of Continuing Professional Development
Quelle	In: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, (2019), S.118-147 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8040
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Teachers; Students with Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Program Effectiveness; Professional Continuing Education; Inclusion; Lifelong Learning; Government Role; Child Caregivers; Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Andragogy; Tutors; Teacher Attitudes; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Autismus; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Inklusion; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Andragogics; Andragogik; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Lehrerverhalten; Irland
Abstract	In response to the exponential growth in the prevalence of autism in Ireland and 95% of all children availing of the universal free pre-school scheme, AsIAm delivered a continuing professional development (CPD) programme, to 311 adult learners. The paper reports on a multi-method evaluation of the impact of the programme on early childhood teachers' capacity to effectively include and support autistic children. The findings underline the importance of government investment in lifelong learning and the potential of a focused CPD programme to transform both participants' professional lives and the experiences they provide for the children in early learning and care services. Recommendations for future policy development are also suggested. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01