Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools

Inclusion of children with autism in the mainstream school falls under a regulation in Malaysia. However, existing school buildings still lack in providing enabling environment for children with autism. Moreover, current building standards and policies fail to address the wayfinding design requireme...

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Main Authors:	Rahaman, Farjana, Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Abdullah, Fadzidah
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75392/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75392/1/75392_Inclusive%20educational%20environment%20for%20children%20with%20autism%20in%20malaysian%20primary%20schools.pdf

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spelling	iium-753922019-11-08T07:01:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75392/ Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools Rahaman, Farjana Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdullah, Fadzidah NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings Inclusion of children with autism in the mainstream school falls under a regulation in Malaysia. However, existing school buildings still lack in providing enabling environment for children with autism. Moreover, current building standards and policies fail to address the wayfinding design requirements of these children in mainstream educational settings. The present research implies that wayfinding performance of children with autism can be improved by providing an appropriate environment design. This research employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods based on environment and behavior studies. Objectives of this study are (1) to identify different architectural elements that impact on the wayfinding of children with autism and ablebodied children, (2) to investigate the existing condition of the primary school buildings in Malaysia in terms of inclusive wayfinding design and finally (3) to suggest a model as a set of tools for design practice that would ensure an appropriate and inclusive learning environment for children with autism, in the context of Malaysia. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75392/1/75392_Inclusive%20educational%20environment%20for%20children%20with%20autism%20in%20malaysian%20primary%20schools.pdf Rahaman, Farjana and Abdul Rahim, Asiah and Abdullah, Fadzidah (2017) Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-418-654-8
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description	Inclusion of children with autism in the mainstream school falls under a regulation in Malaysia. However, existing school buildings still lack in providing enabling environment for children with autism. Moreover, current building standards and policies fail to address the wayfinding design requirements of these children in mainstream educational settings. The present research implies that wayfinding performance of children with autism can be improved by providing an appropriate environment design. This research employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods based on environment and behavior studies. Objectives of this study are (1) to identify different architectural elements that impact on the wayfinding of children with autism and ablebodied children, (2) to investigate the existing condition of the primary school buildings in Malaysia in terms of inclusive wayfinding design and finally (3) to suggest a model as a set of tools for design practice that would ensure an appropriate and inclusive learning environment for children with autism, in the context of Malaysia.
format	Book
author	Rahaman, Farjana Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdullah, Fadzidah
author_facet	Rahaman, Farjana Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdullah, Fadzidah
author_sort	Rahaman, Farjana
title	Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools
title_short	Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools
title_full	Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools
title_fullStr	Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools
title_full_unstemmed	Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools
title_sort	inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75392/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75392/1/75392_Inclusive%20educational%20environment%20for%20children%20with%20autism%20in%20malaysian%20primary%20schools.pdf
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Inclusive educational environment for children with autism in malaysian primary schools

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