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Ostmeyer, Katrina; Scarpa, Angela – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Participatory action research (PAR) is a method used to develop interventions with the direct input of stakeholders. Social skills are a core deficit of children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) that can affect academic performance and other areas of well-being, yet empirically supported services are not always available.…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Action Research, Autism, Focus Groups
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McKevitt, Brian C.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Data were gathered from videotaped recordings of two preschool children engaged in unstructured free play over 12 days each. Observers coded behavior from the videotapes and completed a behavior rating scale for each child after every two observation sessions. Teachers also completed two behavior rating scales per child. Results indicated that at…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Observation, Validity, Play