The Effectiveness of Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs on the Peer Accepted Attitudes of Children With Autism

• Main Authors: Yu-Fan Lai, 賴伃凡
• Other Authors: Li-Chuan Chung
• Format: Others
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39305909120420615255

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 特殊教育學系 === 103 === The purpose of this study explored the effectiveness of Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs on promoting peer acceptance attitude of regular class students for autistic peer acceptance. The objects of fifth grade students were from an Elementary Shool in Yilan County.This study was to examine Peer Acceptance Attitudes Scale pretest and teacher nomination selected 18 students. Non-equal group pretest-posttest design was used as the research method. The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups.The experiment groups participanted eighteen Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs each for 40 minutes except control groups. The instruments developed to explore the intervention effects in this study were as follows: peer acceptance attitude scale,course feedback sheets, total feedback sheets interviews,observing records. The study results were concluded as follows： (1) Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs to enhance the students' peers in regular classes to receive Peer Acceptance Attitude Scale is not significant. (2) Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs demonstrated good guidance effectiveness. (3) Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs shows positive evaluation by teachers and students. (4) Peer Acceptance Curriculum Programs was helpful on peer relationships and interaction of each child in class. Conclusion is provided as recommendations for teachers, school administration, and future studies.