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| Titre : |
Teaching students with autism: Teachers’ strengths, difficulties, facilitators, and barriers |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Catharine LORY, Auteur ; Qingli LEI, Auteur ; Emily GREGORI, Auteur ; Travis HAMMOND, Auteur ; Ramella LEE, Auteur ; Stephanie HUFF, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
202962 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Autism School Teachers Special education General education Qualitative |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Objectives As the number of students with autism continues to rise, more educators are expected to address their needs. This qualitative study examined teachers’ strengths and limitations across academic, behavioral, social, and functional domains, and what they perceive as facilitators and barriers in supporting these students. Methods Focus groups were conducted with 17 teachers from an urban Southwestern U.S. region. A preliminary codebook was developed based on prior literature and iteratively refined through team coding of transcripts and identification of emergent themes. Results Teachers most frequently identified academics as a strength, citing familiarity with the content and teaching methods. Addressing behavioral issues was most frequently reported as the most challenging area, due to significant student needs, limited training, and resource gaps. Top facilitators included collaboration with families or staff, availability of support personnel, and teacher confidence; top barriers included inadequate training, staff support, and administrative support. Conclusions Study findings suggest the need for more frequent and relevant training for teachers across general and special education, more opportunities for professional collaboration, and administrative actions to strengthen staff capacity to serve students with autism across domains. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202962 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=592 |
in Research in Autism > 136 (August 2026) . - 202962
[article] Teaching students with autism: Teachers’ strengths, difficulties, facilitators, and barriers [texte imprimé] / Catharine LORY, Auteur ; Qingli LEI, Auteur ; Emily GREGORI, Auteur ; Travis HAMMOND, Auteur ; Ramella LEE, Auteur ; Stephanie HUFF, Auteur . - 202962. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Research in Autism > 136 (August 2026) . - 202962
| Mots-clés : |
Autism School Teachers Special education General education Qualitative |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Objectives As the number of students with autism continues to rise, more educators are expected to address their needs. This qualitative study examined teachers’ strengths and limitations across academic, behavioral, social, and functional domains, and what they perceive as facilitators and barriers in supporting these students. Methods Focus groups were conducted with 17 teachers from an urban Southwestern U.S. region. A preliminary codebook was developed based on prior literature and iteratively refined through team coding of transcripts and identification of emergent themes. Results Teachers most frequently identified academics as a strength, citing familiarity with the content and teaching methods. Addressing behavioral issues was most frequently reported as the most challenging area, due to significant student needs, limited training, and resource gaps. Top facilitators included collaboration with families or staff, availability of support personnel, and teacher confidence; top barriers included inadequate training, staff support, and administrative support. Conclusions Study findings suggest the need for more frequent and relevant training for teachers across general and special education, more opportunities for professional collaboration, and administrative actions to strengthen staff capacity to serve students with autism across domains. |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202962 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=592 |
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Teaching students with autism: Teachers’ strengths, difficulties, facilitators, and barriers in Research in Autism, 136 (August 2026)
