International review of the evidence on best practice in educational provision for children on the autism spectrum

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-63

  Parsons, Sarah ^a   Guldberg, Karen ^b   MacLeod, Andrea ^b   Jones, Glenys ^b   Prunty, Anita ^c   Balfe, Tish ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum; Best practice; Children and young people; Educational provision; Expert evidence; Interventions; Outcomes; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; PARENTING EDUCATION; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952542328     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2011.543532     Document Type: Article

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