Quality of High-School Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kraemer, Bonnie R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Hall, Laura J.; Dewalt, Leann; Hume, Kara A.; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Szidon, Katherine; Brum, Christopher
Titel	Quality of High-School Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	(2020), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kraemer, Bonnie R.) ORCID (Tomaszewski, Brianne) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Program Effectiveness; Educational Quality; Students with Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Suburban Schools; Intervention; Student Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Environment; Family Environment; Individualized Transition Plans; Public Schools; California; North Carolina; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Disability; Disabilities; Behinderung; Autismus; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Familienmilieu; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Kalifornien
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine the quality of high school programs for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the United States. The Autism Program Environment Rating Scale-Middle/High School (APERS-MHS) was used to rate the quality of programs for students with ASD in 60 high schools located in three geographic locations in the US (CA, NC, WI). Findings indicated that the total quality rating across schools was slightly above the adequate criterion. Higher quality ratings occurred for program environment, learning climate, family participation, and teaming domains. However, quality ratings for intervention domains related to the characteristics of ASD (e.g., communication, social, independence, functional behavior, transition) were below the adequate quality rating level. Also, quality ratings for transition were significantly higher for modified (primarily self-contained) programs than standard diploma (primarily served in general education) programs. School urbanicity was a significant predictor of program quality, with suburban schools having higher quality ratings than urban or rural schools, controlling for race, school enrollment size, and title 1 eligibility status. Implications for working with teachers and school teams that support high-school students with ASD should include a targeted focus on transition programming that includes a breadth of work-based learning experiences and activities that support social-communication domains. [This paper is published in "Autism" v24 n3 p707-717 2020 (EJ1250643).] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01