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A COMPARISON OF GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND CONCERNS IN TEACHING CHILDEN WITH AUTISM

Schwarber, Laura A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1154641936

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2006, Specialist in Education, Miami University, School Psychology.
This study examined teachers’ knowledge of symptoms, concerns, and self-efficacy in teaching children with autism. The sample of 166 preschool through 12th grade general education teachers (n=105), special education teachers (n=29), and other educational professionals [i.e., 22 aides, 2 occupational therapists, 7 speech pathologists, and 1 Title teacher) (n=32)] attending an in-service from eleven elementary schools were selected from four school districts in the Midwest. Similar to previous studies, there was confusion regarding autism knowledge amongst all educators. Special educators had more knowledge, higher self-efficacy, and less concern in teaching children with autism than general education teachers. Differences amongst groups’ main teaching objectives also existed. Given the increase of mainstreaming children with autism in the general education classroom, results of this study warrant the need for additional workshops, teacher preparation courses, and fieldwork experiences on autism.
Doris Bergen (Advisor)
66 p.
autism; self-efficacy; concern; knowledge; teaching objectives; inclusion; developmental disabilities; special education; regular education

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  • Schwarber, L. A. (2006). A COMPARISON OF GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND CONCERNS IN TEACHING CHILDEN WITH AUTISM [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1154641936

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schwarber, Laura. A COMPARISON OF GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND CONCERNS IN TEACHING CHILDEN WITH AUTISM. 2006. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1154641936.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schwarber, Laura. "A COMPARISON OF GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND CONCERNS IN TEACHING CHILDEN WITH AUTISM." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1154641936

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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