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Name of the author: Diana Seach
Thesis title: Transculturalism in parents’ experiences of caring for an autistic child
University awarding degree: University College London, UK
Degree awarded and year: EdD, 2021
In the UK there continues to be a dearth in research that has explored the diversity of minority ethnic families’ experiences of caring for an autistic child. The research sought to address this under-representation by using a transcultural approach to understand how families are drawing on multiple cultural influences in response to having an autistic child. The findings supported the development of a transcultural model of culturally responsive pedagogical practice in autism education and recommends that there is a need to further address culture and ethnicity in research on autism and special education, encouraging teachers to think about the realities of families’ transcultural lives.
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