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Building The Capacity Of Schools To Achieve Outcomes For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Project, Amanda A. Webster, Jacqueline R. Roberts
Building The Capacity Of Schools To Achieve Outcomes For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Project, Amanda A. Webster, Jacqueline R. Roberts
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
The number of students with ASD attending mainstream schools has increased dramatically over the past decade. Teachers are reporting they often feel ill-equipped and anxious about meeting the needs of students with ASD in their classroom (Emam & Farrell, 2009). In addition, parents are increasingly expressing frustration with the quantity and quality of support their children with ASD are receiving in school settings and are increasingly resorting to home schooling and other alternative options to meet the needs of their children (Parsons, Lewis, & Ellins, 2009). Finally, school principals have also reported they lack training and information on how to …
Implementing A Whole Of School Approach For Students With Asd: A Pilot Study, Amanda A. Webster
Implementing A Whole Of School Approach For Students With Asd: A Pilot Study, Amanda A. Webster
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Presentation made at The Aspect Autism in Education Conference, 31 July - 1 August 2014, Sydney, Australia
Lessons Learned From Pilot Testing An Experimental Communication Intervention: Generation Y And Park Benefits, Betty Weiler, Brent Moyle, Monica Torland, Isabelle D. Wolf, Mieke Witsel
Lessons Learned From Pilot Testing An Experimental Communication Intervention: Generation Y And Park Benefits, Betty Weiler, Brent Moyle, Monica Torland, Isabelle D. Wolf, Mieke Witsel
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
This paper reports a series of lessons learned from pilot testing an experimental intervention that aimed to shift Gen Y's perceptions of the cultural and heritage benefits of parks. Designed in collaboration with the Office of Environment and Heritage in NSW and delivered via the OEH website, the intervention took respondents on a controlled virtual tour of two national parks, Ku-ring-gai Chase in the Sydney metropolitan area and Mutawintji in outback NSW, both rich in Australian culture and heritage. Overall, the intervention was viewed as successful in impacting respondents' perceptions of the benefits of parks, and will be used in …
Single-Sex After-School Physical Activity Programs For Overweight And At-Risk Children: The Wollongong Sport Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial, Dylan Cliff, Jacqueline Kelly, Rachel Jones, Anthony D. Okely
Single-Sex After-School Physical Activity Programs For Overweight And At-Risk Children: The Wollongong Sport Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial, Dylan Cliff, Jacqueline Kelly, Rachel Jones, Anthony D. Okely
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Abstract presented at the 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children, held in Toronto, May 19-22, 2014.