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"It's Like Stealing What Should be Theirs." An Exploration of the Experiences and Perspectives of Parents and Educational Practitioners on Hebrew–English Bilingualism for Jewish Autistic Children.
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . Oct2022, Vol. 52 Issue 10, p4440-4473. 34p. 1 Diagram, 20 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Parents of autistic children are routinely advised to raise them monolingually, despite potential negative effects of monolingualism and no evidence of harm from bilingualism. There is, however, limited research on this topic. This study explored experiences and perspectives of educational practitioners ('practitioners') and parents of Hebrew–English bilingual autistic children on bilingualism and monolingualism. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, we explored the experiences of 22 parents and 31 practitioners using both oral and written interviews. The analysis revealed that religious continuity is a crucial factor in bilingual decision-making. Unexpectedly, both practitioners and parents felt that having to adopt a monolingual approach was unjust, in line with conceptions of forced monolingualism. This article recommends awareness training on community languages and research in other communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PARENT attitudes
*SPECIAL education
*PARENTS of children with disabilities
*MULTILINGUALISM
*WORK
*RESEARCH methodology
*COLLEGE teacher attitudes
*INTERVIEWING
*EXPERIENCE
*AUTISM in adolescence
*PHENOMENOLOGY
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*ENGLISH as a foreign language
*AUTISM in children
*EXPERIENTIAL learning
*DECISION making
*THEMATIC analysis
*PSYCHOLOGY of Jews
*RELIGION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159301830
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05314-z