The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of the Autism Training: The A-Class Project

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Opinion of the Mainstream School Teachers on the Content of the Autism Training: The A-Class Project

Original language description

Autism in the classroom is hard for teachers to deal with, especially as many children on the spectrum have accompanying challenging behavior. Giving accurate information about autism and behavior to teachers and teaching them to adapt their curriculum using good autism practice has been shown necessary to be effective in improving children’s education. However, in some parts of Europe, such education is extremely limited or non-existent. The aim of this article is to present initial research of the multinational project funded by Erasmus+ program that has been developed to establish teacher education training program in six European countries based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) method. Methodology: To ensure that the training is relevant and appropriate a survey was created out in Autumn 2020 to identify the areas of training that they felt most important. A total of 223 respondents from seven countries took part in the survey: Denmark, Italy, Spain, Macedonia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, and Croatia. Data were evaluated with descriptive approach. Results: Most of the respondents (60.4%) did not receive any training in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during university studies and more than half of the respondents (53.1%) have never heard of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Conclusion: Teachers agreed that they need additional education. There was no wide difference between countries regarding the content that they felt important to be included in the training curriculum. Six procedures were suggested for training: Behavior management strategies, Functions of behavior, Using reinforcement in the classroom, Extinction, Token economies and Group contingencies.

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE - 75th Anniversary of the Institute of Pedagogy - Educational Challenges and Future Prospects

ISBN

9786082676753

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

580-586

Publisher name

Ars Lamina – Publications Institute of Pedagogy / Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Place of publication

Skopje, North Macedonia

Event location

Ohrid, North Macedonia

Event date

Jan 1, 2022

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

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