Ring, Emer, O'Sullivan, Lisha, O'Keeffe, Suzanne, Ferris, Fiona and Wall, Eugene (2019) Transforming the Lives of Early Childhood Teachers, Autistic Children and their Families: Findings and Recommendations from an Evaluation of a Programme of Continuing Professional Development. Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education. pp. 118-147. ISSN 0790-8040
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Abstract
In response to the exponential growth in the prevalence of autism in Ireland and
95% of all children availing of the universal free pre-school scheme, AsIAm delivered
a continuing professional development (CPD) programme, to 311 adult learners.
The paper reports on a multi-method evaluation of the impact of the programme
on early childhood teachers’ capacity to effectively include and support autistic
children. The findings underline the importance of government investment in
lifelong learning and the potential of a focused CPD programme to transform both
participants’ professional lives and the experiences they provide for the children in
early learning and care services. Recommendations for future policy development
are also suggested.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Autism; autistic; inclusion; early learning and care; additional needs; impact; evaluation; continuing professional learning; lifelong learning; professional education continuum; adult education; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education |
Item ID: | 13601 |
Depositing User: | Suzanne O'Keeffe |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2020 16:15 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education |
Publisher: | AONTAS. The National Adult Learning Organisation |
Refereed: | Yes |
Related URLs: | |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13601 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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