Research: exploring the experiences and priorities of young autistic people as they make the transition from secondary to post-16 education
Hi, my name is Michelle and I am researching young autistic people's experiences and priorities as they make the move from secondary school to post-16 education, such as college or work-based learning.
I am looking for people to take part in this research. If you identify with the words 'autism', or 'autistic', and you are aged 16 to 18 and in college, sixth form, or training, then, I want to find out what you think about moving on to post-16 education or training (I call this transition). I want to find out what is important to you.
This research is all about what you want to say about transition. Please scroll through the text to find out more.
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If you want to have your say, or if you want to ask any questions, you can contact me. My contact details and further information are shown near the bottom of this web page.
Who can take part in the research?
You can take part in the research if:
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You are aged 16 to 18, and
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You are at college, sixth form, or in training (post-16 education), and
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You describe yourself as autistic or as a person with autism.
It is a good idea to talk about the research with someone you trust before you make a decision about whether to take part or not.
What will I be asked to do?
You will be asked to take part in an interview. The interview is a discussion about how you feel about the move to post-16 education or training, and about what is important to you. You can choose how you would prefer to be interviewed, for example a video call or text-based messages.
You will also be asked if you would like to work together with other participants on a team project. There is more information about the team project below.
Team project
After the interviews are complete, you can choose to take part in a team project to help to share the important messages from the research. For this project, participants will work together to do three things:
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Decide what the most important messages from the research are
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Decide who needs to know this information and how to tell them
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Design and create materials (for example, posters) to help to share this information with people
If you would like more information about this research, or if you are interested in taking part, please contact Michelle Dunne:
This study has been reviewed by Edge Hill University’s Faculty of Education Research Ethics Committee. If you would like to speak to an independent person about this research, please contact GraduateSchool@edgehill.ac.uk
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The researcher’s Director of Studies, Dr Clare Woolhouse, can also be contacted with questions or concerns: clare.woolhouse@edgehill.ac.uk