- Title
- Bridges and barriers : building an innovative model of support for teachers of students with ASD
- Creator
- Holcombe, Wendy; Plunkett, Margaret
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/202121
- Identifier
- vital:19640
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5008-7_15
- Identifier
- ISBN:9789811950087
- Abstract
- This chapter outlines the development of a planning tool for teachers who find themselves challenged by mainstream narratives associated with meeting the diverse needs of their students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 requires equitable quality education for all, yet research indicates that for many learners with additional educational needs, a significant gap exists between legislative intent and practical implementation. Many students with ASD are very adept learners, but their educational experience and outcomes are not always commensurate with their capabilities. New conceptions of challenges, needs, strengths and support can promote improved understanding and offer meaningful guidance to inform inclusive planning. The Bridges and Barriers Model of Support (BBMS) (Holcombe and Plunkett in Aust J Teach Educ 41:27–47, 2016), which emerged from research into the perspectives of educators working with students with ASD, uses a strength-based approach to target identified barriers through bridging supports and strategies. The structure of the profiling system captures consistent and evolving data that can empower student, staff and school success leading to ongoing and lifelong learning opportunities. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Relation
- Inclusion, equity, diversity, and social justice in education: a critical exploration of the sustainable development goals Chapter 15 p. 217-232
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © The Author(s)
- Subject
- ASD profiles; Autism spectrum disorder; Bridges and barriers model of support
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