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    Conducting ethical research
    Haworth PA; Dharan V
    In this workshop we will identify and apply ethical principles for conducting research. We will also look at differentiating low and high risk projects and making an application for MUHEC approval.
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    Continual disobedience - Are we singing from the same song sheet?
    Dharan V
    Background: Internationally students identified for discipline tend to have emotional and behavioural challenges. Research suggests that this phenomenon occurs due to teacher/administrator interpretation of the under specified definitions of emotional and behaviour problems leading to a significantly large number of them being excluded from their peers and normal learning environments. Rationale: In New Zealand, the Ministry of Education suspension and stand-down data consistently indicate that the disciplinary term "continual disobedience" (CD) constitutes the single largest category for high school students being suspended and the second largest category for students being stood -down. Yet this term is not clearly defined in their documents and guidelines to schools. The aim of the study was to understand how schools define and operationalise the the term "continual disobedience". Methodology: This presentation draws from focus groups held in five high schools across New Zealand with staff involved in disciplinary matters that explored the understandings of teachers and school staff regarding their school policies and behaviours considered as “continual disobedience”. Findings: The term CD was under-defined, with schools having different ways to define and respond to continually disobedient behaviours that resulted in the term being applied to a group of behaviours with a range of consequences.
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    Hearing from the experts – Parents’ knowledge of what works for their children
    (22/07/2015) Dharan V
    Given that children and young persons with ASD require support both at home and school, one of the fundamental factors for the success of all types of supports, services and interventions is the effective collaboration and open communication between families, schools, other professionals and organisations. This inextricable nature of partnership has its own complexities, and if interventions and supports are to be successful, there needs to be a better understanding of ways in which the supports are perceived to be usefuland effective by families. This presentation is drawn from a small researchproject undertaken for the first time in New Zealand in the form of a nationalsurvey to understand parents’/caregivers’ of children and young persons with ASD aged 0-21 of what works for their children and whānau. Particularly the research focused on the supports at home, out of home/after school carearrangements and educational settings. Data was gathered using an e-survey sent to parents using the Autism NZ database, followed by a small number of families participating in Focus Groups and five case studies. This presentation will report on the e-survey findings of 335 families who participated in the survey that was distributed through Autism NZ database. Broadly, themes that emerged from parent responses to key questionsindicate that parents were accessing a range of services for supporting the communication, behaviour and social difficulties of their children with ASD. These supports were provided either by individuals or organisations, but often their access was dictated by what was available than what is needed.. While specific therapy needs were identified by some, there was an overarching desire for their children to be in educational settings alongside their peers supported by adequate and appropriate resources. More training and support for classroom teachers as well as parents was emphasised strongly. This presentation will share these findings and more. The topic of presentation aligns well with the conference themes and will be of interest to all those who work with and support families, children and young persons.