title: Education programmes for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: an Evaluation Framework.
abstract: Autism researchers have identified a common set of practices that form the basis of quality programming in ASD yet little is known regarding the implementation of these practices in community settings. The purpose of this paper was to outline an Evaluation Framework for use in evaluating ASD programmes of education that will provide valuable information as to the sensitivity of programmes to best practice, establish how programmes are operating and the programme effect on students and their families. The move towards more rigorous evaluation will provide quality information as to the degree of adoption of research led practices in the community setting which heretofore has been largely unavailable.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Education & Professional Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland. Electronic address: Jennifer.mcmahon@ul.ie.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cullinan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004519:Education, Special / Q000592:standards*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Comprehensive education programmes; Programme evaluation; Treatment integrity