Ministry of Education: Special Education
Ministry of Education . Ministry of Education: Special Education
The Special Education section of the Ministry of Education website includes pages on ASD, including ASD evaluation and research. While the reports are made to the Ministry of Education, they are a treasure trove of evidence that school communities can use for their own decision-making. They include:
- evaluations of professional development programmes such as Tips for Autism and of parent education programmes such as Early Bird and ASD Plus
- a review of the effectiveness of applied behavioural analysis
- an investigation into Māori perspectives of ASD.
Other research publications dealing more generally with special education include:
- a review of international trends in special education
- a summary of the public response to the Review of Special Education
- a literature review on interventions for students whose developmental disabilities are associated with challenging behaviours.
| Relevance | Resources for further learning | Resources for taking action | Resources for learning about other people's stories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inquiry and knowledge-building | |||
| Leading change | Y | ||
| Understanding autism spectrum disorder | Y | ||
| Understanding inclusion | Y | ||
| Effective schools | Y | ||
| Special education and ASD in NZ school settings | Y | ||
| Audit | |||
| Building inclusive school cultures | Y | ||
| Producing inclusive school policies | Y | ||
| Evolving inclusive practices | Y | ||
| Managing transitions | |||
| Specific issues for secondary schools |