EarlyBird evaluation : Final report

By: Anderson, A.

Contributor(s): Birkin, C | Moore, D.

Publisher: Wellington Ministry of Education 2006Edition: 1st.Description: 150 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 0478132867.Subject(s): AUTISM

| TEACHING PROGRAMMES

| EVALUATION

| EVALUATION SCALES

| EFFECTIVENESS

Summary: Describes a series of studies that were carried out to evaluate the EarlyBird programme - an early intervention programme for autism that was recently introduced in New Zealand. Employed a literature review to identify theoretical foundations of the EarlyBird programme and principles that can be applied to the evaluation of such programmes - this forming the basis for an evaluation logic model. Developed a new measure over the course of the evaluation to assess programme effectiveness - the Autism: Parent Questionnaire (APQ). Monitored programme effectiveness for 53 families over the period of a year, using the APQ, and found positive outcomes for families from their participation in the programme. Found overall that EarlyBird is associated with beneficial results for participating families. Suggestions are made concerning the value of the programme in New Zealand, and how it might be further improved.

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Describes a series of studies that were carried out to evaluate the EarlyBird programme - an early intervention programme for autism that was recently introduced in New Zealand. Employed a literature review to identify theoretical foundations of the EarlyBird programme and principles that can be applied to the evaluation of such programmes - this forming the basis for an evaluation logic model. Developed a new measure over the course of the evaluation to assess programme effectiveness - the Autism: Parent Questionnaire (APQ). Monitored programme effectiveness for 53 families over the period of a year, using the APQ, and found positive outcomes for families from their participation in the programme.
Found overall that EarlyBird is associated with beneficial results for participating families. Suggestions are made concerning the value of the programme in New Zealand, and how it might be further improved.

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