Approaches to Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills in Specialized Undergraduate Programs For Autistic College Students
This study examined how faculty who teach in specialized undergraduate programs for autistic college students approach self-advocacy teaching. Test et al.’s (2005) conceptual framework of self-advocacy was used as a lens to investigate this topic. Through ten semi-structured interviews, seven theme...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Teaching and Learning |
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| Online Access: | https://jtl.uwindsor.ca/index.php/jtl/article/view/8691 |
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| Summary: | This study examined how faculty who teach in specialized undergraduate programs for autistic college students approach self-advocacy teaching. Test et al.’s (2005) conceptual framework of self-advocacy was used as a lens to investigate this topic. Through ten semi-structured interviews, seven themes emerged to address two research questions: (a) improve students’ learning skills; (b) support students’ career development; (c) improve students’ executive functioning skills; (d) improve students’ transition skills, (e) use flexible classrooms to support students; (f) support students’ skills development; and (g) develop students’ self-awareness skills. The discussions highlight the challenges, approaches, and conceptual implementations of the findings, within the broader literature, on faculty approaches to students' development of self-advocacy skills.
Keywords: Faculty, autistic college student development, self-advocacy, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), specialized academic programs, and higher education.
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| ISSN: | 1911-8279 |