Challenges for Primary School Teachers in Ensuring Inclusive Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Challenges for Primary School Teachers in Ensuring Inclusive Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author(s): Rita Raudeliūnaitė, Eglė SteponėnienėSubject(s): Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: children with autism spectrum disorders; inclusive education; primary school; teachers; challenges;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of a qualitative study revealing the challenges facedby primary school teachers in ensuring inclusive education for children with autism spectrumdisorders (hereinafter ASD) in mainstream classrooms. Teachers face the following challenges: problem behaviour of children with ASD, difficulty in engaging children with ASD in theclassroom community and common activities, difficulties in collaborating with other teachers,education support professionals, and parents.
Journal: Pedagogika
- Issue Year: 138/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 209-225
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
