%0 Thesis
%9 Other
%A Hon, Allan Chen U
%A Open University Malaysia (OUM),
%B Cluster of Education & Social Sciences
%D 2019
%F library_repository:1205
%I Open University Malaysia (OUM)
%K ambiguous loss, family crisis, inclusive education, parent-teacher,   collaboration and cooperation, EdD
%T Understanding Malaysian parents’ experiences in obtaining diagnosis, caregiving and educating their children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) towards Inclusive Education 
%U https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1205/
%X Inclusive education is the way forward for special education needs students in the 21st  century and children with autism spectrum disorder are among the most difficult of  special education students to handle. In order for inclusive education to be successful for  this group of students, parent-teacher collaboration and cooperation is essential. It is  therefore most important for teachers and parents to understand each other. The objective  of this study is to explore parents’ experiences in obtaining a diagnosis, caregiving and  educating their ASD children as well as their future aspirations for them. This is to  enhance mainstream as well as special needs educators’ understanding of parents who  often face a psychological loss termed ambiguous loss which can result in family crisis  when their child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The intended study  is a qualitative study and will be done through face to face interviews; asking parents  caring for their ASD children open questions on the four areas in order to obtain rich and  thick data. The data obtained will be transcribed and analysed via phenomenological  analysis in order to provide the unique perspectives of Malaysian parents in these four  areas.  [Abstract by author]
%Z A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education