Research Approaches to Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum in Inclusive Schools

<p>This book will support researchers in the field of education disability by outlining inclusive research approaches and their challenges outcomes and impact. Each chapter reports on school/university-based research supporting inclusion for young people on the autism spectrum. This research has been developed in Australian schools with students families teachers and specialists. The intent of this approach is to mobilise new knowledge to the benefit of all students including students on the autism spectrum their families teachers and school communities. This book showcases how research can be more inclusive with a move to collaborative participatory and co-produced research that will impact on young people families and educators. The authors highlight the complex challenges and the positive outcomes of conducting research in inclusive ways and provide detailed practical strategies for researchers.</p><p>Inclusive education is socially emotionally and academically beneficial for all students and positively impacts on respectful attitudes to difference. This book provides a groundbreaking approach to research that by design is inclusive and therefore provides an invaluable opportunity for building the foundations of an inclusive society for all. This book will be invaluable to researchers educators and professional learning in schools.</p>