Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Abstract
The content and structure of pre-service and teacher-aide programs has major implications for training, management, support and deployment of teachers and teacher-aides in mainstream schools working with students who have ASD. Data pertaining to course content and structure were collected from university and teacher-aide training websites, program enrolment guides, and through direct contact with institutions in Queensland, Australia. 101 education programs were narrowed down to 45 in early-childhood/primary education, and 8 online teacher-aide training programs. Findings indicate the urgent need for academics in institutions to begin working towards redesigning programs that deliver best practices in ASD for pre-service educators.
Recommended Citation
Coates, Mitchell; Lamb, Janeen; Bartlett, Brendan; and Datta, Poulomee
(2017)
"Autism Spectrum Disorder Coursework for Teachers and Teacher-aides: An Investigation of Courses Offered in Queensland, Australia,"
Australian Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 42
:
Iss.
11
, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2017v42n11.5
Available at:
https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss11/5
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