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Abraham, Lucy (2017) Hearing the voices of students with autism. What is the lived experience of students in an ASD class? [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]

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Abstract

The education of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been

subject to debate for a number of years, particularly following the international

commitment to inclusive education. In Ireland students with

ASD have access to a continuum of provision which affords them the opportunity

to attend a mainstream school, a special school or a special

class within a mainstream school. This study sought to obtain the voices

of students with ASD in order to gain a more in depth understanding of

their experiences in an ASD class within a mainstream school. Four students

with ASD took part in this qualitative study, sharing their experiences

through drawings, semi-structured interviews and photo-elicitation

interviews. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to examine

the data and the findings demonstrate their experiences are predominantly

positive, furthermore it became apparent the participants viewed the

school as a whole as having a positive influence on their experiences.

Item Type:	Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Depositing User:	Gigg, Diane
Date Deposited:	08 Nov 2017 13:57
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2017 18:18
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/47971

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