The Experiences of Mothers Home Educating Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Kidd, Theresa; Kaczmarek, Elizabeth
Titel	The Experiences of Mothers Home Educating Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 20 (2010) 3, S.257-275 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-7155
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Mothers; Autism; Foreign Countries; Content Analysis; Psychology; Educational Experience; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Home Schooling; Parent Attitudes; Interviews; Phenomenology; Parents as Teachers; Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Well Being; Mental Health; Student Experience; Social Support Groups; Anxiety; Stress Variables; Bullying; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Ausland; Inhaltsanalyse; Psychologie; Bildungserfahrung; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Elternverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Studienerfahrung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Angst; Mobbing; Australien
Abstract	The number of families choosing to home educate their children with disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), has increased in Australia in recent years, however our knowledge about parent's experience of implementing such programmes is limited. This qualitative study was designed to explore mothers' perspectives of home educating a child with ASD. Ten mothers were interviewed using a qualitative research design within a phenomenological framework. A thematic content analysis identified three main themes; "school experience", "coming home" and "mother's experience as educator". Mothers commented that educating their child at home lead to improvements in their child's behavioural and psychological well-being. The experience of home educating was influenced by the children's school experiences, parents' perceived choice to home educate and level of educative and social support available. This study has implications for parents, educators and health care professionals regarding the psychological and educational needs of children with ASD. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10