Announcement of doctoral theses

We have agreed to provide within the journal a list of completed theses in the field of Disability Studies. This will be an important resource for readers to follow through as well as provide the names of colleagues who are new entrants to the discipline.

This is an open invitation for theses completed within two years of conferment which fit with the Aims and Scope of Disability & Society.

Please provide the following information:

Name of author

Thesis title

University awarding degree

Degree awarded and year:

A 100 word synopsis of the thesis

Email address

Please forward this information to Helen Oliver, Disability & Society Editorial Office

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We will include this call for Doctoral Announcements in forthcoming issues of the journal.

Executive Editors

Name of author: Mark Brown

Thesis title:“I wish I had learnt to keep myself safe” – sexuality and relationships education (sre) for pupils with autistic spectrum condition

University awarding degree:University of Kent, UK

Degree awarded and year:PhD, 2019

This thesis explores the effectiveness of Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) for autistic individuals. The thesis begins by gaining the views of autistic pupils and SRE school coordinators via focus groups and interviews. The findings from these qualitative studies were utilized in the development of an SRE programme which was piloted within two autism specific schools. This explored many socio-sexual areas which many autistic individuals find difficult to develop due to the abstract nature of the wider social world. The study results indicate improvement in certain attitude and knowledge areas and provides a foundation for further work.

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