scholarly journals Observations of Children With Disability During Arts-Based Multisensory Story and Rhyme Activities: Is It All Just Chimes and Perfumes?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
John O’Rourke ◽  
Susan Main ◽  
Christina Gray ◽  
Christine Lovering
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Children With Disability ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Communication Methods

Abstract It is generally acknowledged that alternative strategies are required to enable children with disability to access storytelling activities. In this study, we sought to analyse the benefits of one such strategy: an arts-based multisensory story and rhyme program delivered to children with Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. In order to determine the engagement and impact of the program on the participants, data were collected through a series of multisensory session observations, focus group interviews with parents of participants, and interviews with performing artists delivering the program. The findings of this study revealed multiple benefits of using sensory stimuli to engage children with disability in storytelling processes, including increased engagement, focus, and interaction with other children and family members. The performing artists used their knowledge and skills to create an engaging environment that was responsive to the children’s needs. It was observed that language development could be further enhanced by integrating written text into the performance and increasing the use of nonverbal communication methods. Further, the engagement of siblings without disability in this program suggested that it could be developed to be inclusive of children with and without disability.

Parent Perceptions of Factors Influencing After-School Physical Activity of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Obrusnikova ◽  
Dannielle L. Miccinello
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Parent Perceptions ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
After School ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Group Interviews

The study assessed parental perceptions of the benefits of physical activity (PA) and the factors that influence participation of children with autism spectrum disorders in PA after school. Data were collected from 103 parents using an online open-ended questionnaire and focus-group interviews. Data were analyzed using a socioecological model. Parents provided 225 responses that were coded as advantages, 106 as disadvantages, 225 as facilitators, and 250 as barriers of PA. The most frequently reported advantages were physical, followed by psychosocial, and cognitive. Disadvantages were psychosocial and physical. The most frequently reported barriers were intrapersonal, followed by interpersonal, physical, community, and institutional. Facilitators were intrapersonal, followed by physical, interpersonal, community, and institutional. Public policy factors were elicited in the interviews.

Exploration of Human Resource Challenges Faced by the Teachers in Transferring Training

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-31
Author(s):  
Wasilu Suleiman ◽  
Muhammad Adamu ◽  
Mohammed Inuwa
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Training Transfer ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Day By Day

Organizations hope that their employees are able to learn and acquire new knowledge and skills in the events of training and effectively transferring it back to the workforce, but it is deteriorating day by day. This paper explores challenges faced by trainees in transferring training through focus group interviews. Content analysis was the procedures and techniques employed to analyze the gathered data. The findings uncover and highlighted some major challenges that hinder employees to properly transfer what they might have learned in the training session on their jobs. The ability of the management to overcome those challenges would drive workers to be them to be desirous in making persistent and intense efforts towards utilizing skills and knowledge learned in the work settings. Human resource trainers need to overcome the identified challenges on employees’ training transfer in the organization.  

scholarly journals The World Health Organisation’s Caregiver Skills Training Programme for Autism and Developmental Disorders: Adapting and Pretesting in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W.C. Wong ◽  
Yan Yin Lam ◽  
Janet Siu Lau ◽  
Hung Kit Fok
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
World Health ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
The World ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract Background The World Health Organisation Caregiver Skills Training programme (WHO-CST) was developed to strengthen a caregiver’s skills in supporting their child’s development and the caregiver’s well-being. The WHO-CST Hong Kong (HK) was adapted to support families with children suspected of having autism spectrum disorder (ASD) while the families were waiting for a confirmed diagnosis.Aim This sequential mixed methods study aimed to explore the adaptation process, using a formative qualitative method. It assessed the acceptability, feasibility, and perceived benefits of the WHO-CST, using caregivers’ qualitative and quantitative prepost feedback.Methods Data examined included (1) two consultation meetings with stakeholders; (2) a detailed review of translated and adapted WHO-CST HK materials by Master Trainees (MTs) (n = 10) trained by WHO representatives; (3) need assessment focus group interviews with caregivers (n = 15) of children with ASD; and (4) prepost CST programme qualitative focus group interviews and quantitative evaluation (n = 11).Results Consultation with stakeholders suggested that the programme is acceptable for the local community, but the home visit and fidelity components were initially considered to be challenges for the feasibility and sustainability of the programme. Thematic analyses of the focus group interview with caregivers generated six subthemes from preprogramme focus group interviews and five subthemes from postprogramme focus group interviews. The programme was reported to be helpful for caregivers’ skills development and for aiding children’s verbal and social skills development. There was also improvement in caregivers’ mental health after completing the programme.Conclusion The prepilot evaluation findings of WHO-CST HK indicate that it is feasible and acceptable to implement the programme in a metropolitan area where families have busy working schedules. The findings indicate potential programme developments for supporting families in communities in high income countries.

Teachers' Attitudes, Knowledge and Skills in Respect to the Language Awareness Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-42
Author(s):  
Petra Daryai-Hansen ◽  
Samúel Lefever ◽  
Inta Rimšāne
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teacher Cognition ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This article will present findings from the DELA-NOBA project. During the project, quantitative and qualitative data from the participating teachers from pilot schools in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden were collected to investigate the participating teachers' attitudes, knowledge and skills and experiences of using language awareness activities in teaching. Based on teacher cognition as theoretical and methodological framework, the authors will present data from the teachers' survey at the beginning of the project, the teachers' interim survey and the focus group interviews at the end of the project.

Management Strategy for Distributing Questionnaires and Interview Guidelines in the Research Data Collection Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Po. Abas Sunarya ◽  
George Iwan Marantika ◽  
Adam Faturahman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Group Interviews

Writing can mean lowering or describing graphic symbols that describe a languageunderstood by someone. For a researcher, management of research preparation is a veryimportant step because this step greatly determines the success or failure of all researchactivities. Before a person starts with research activities, he must make a written plan commonlyreferred to as the management of research data collection. In the process of collecting researchdata, of course we can do the management of questionnaires as well as the preparation ofinterview guidelines to disseminate and obtain accurate information. With the arrangement ofplanning and conducting interviews: the ethics of conducting interviews, the advantages anddisadvantages of interviews, the formulation of interview questions, the schedule of interviews,group and focus group interviews, interviews using recording devices, and interview bias.making a questionnaire must be designed with very good management by giving to theinformation needed, in accordance with the problem and all that does not cause problems at thestage of analysis and interpretation.

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