Erratum to: Teachers’ Views on Preparation for Employment of Young Autistic People

Background. Contemporary literature indicates that there is significant support and assistance provided by schools for young autistic people, with a positive impact on the accessibility of jobs. Nevertheless, the employment rate of autistic people is unacceptably low in the UK. The current study inv...

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Main Authors: Biranavan Thavapalan, Emanuele Maria Merlo
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1322&context=jmms
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description Background. Contemporary literature indicates that there is significant support and assistance provided by schools for young autistic people, with a positive impact on the accessibility of jobs. Nevertheless, the employment rate of autistic people is unacceptably low in the UK. The current study investigated teachers’ views on the preparation for employment of young autistic people in the UK. Methods. Interviews were conducted with individuals from the educational field and thematic analysis was used to explore the teachers’ views regarding the factors that could have an impact on the preparation for employment of young autistic people. Results. Four main themes emerged from the analysis of this study. These themes included awareness, funding and government support, action plans and motivation. Conclusion. The results obtained appear to have critical implications for the educational field and future research, being presented in this paper.
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spelling doaj-art-21c0f4d4714b423ab8ce4720a65268f72025-08-20T02:01:19ZengMDPI AGJournal of Mind and Medical Sciences2392-76742022-04-019120120110.22543/7674.91.P201201Erratum to: Teachers’ Views on Preparation for Employment of Young Autistic PeopleBiranavan Thavapalan0Emanuele Maria Merlo1UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOMUNIVERSITY OF MESSINA, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN PATHOLOGY IN ADULTHOOD AND CHILDHOOD GAETANO BARRESI, MESSINA, ITALYBackground. Contemporary literature indicates that there is significant support and assistance provided by schools for young autistic people, with a positive impact on the accessibility of jobs. Nevertheless, the employment rate of autistic people is unacceptably low in the UK. The current study investigated teachers’ views on the preparation for employment of young autistic people in the UK. Methods. Interviews were conducted with individuals from the educational field and thematic analysis was used to explore the teachers’ views regarding the factors that could have an impact on the preparation for employment of young autistic people. Results. Four main themes emerged from the analysis of this study. These themes included awareness, funding and government support, action plans and motivation. Conclusion. The results obtained appear to have critical implications for the educational field and future research, being presented in this paper. https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1322&context=jmmsemploymentpreparationyoung peopleautistic peopleteachers’ views
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Erratum to: Teachers’ Views on Preparation for Employment of Young Autistic People
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
employment
preparation
young people
autistic people
teachers’ views
title Erratum to: Teachers’ Views on Preparation for Employment of Young Autistic People
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title_short Erratum to: Teachers’ Views on Preparation for Employment of Young Autistic People
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