Evaluating factors that help an individual with ASD in maintaining employment, and the barriers that hinder them from maintaining employment from the employer's perspective
| dc.contributor.advisor | Landine, Jeff | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dobson, Gillian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-05T14:36:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-05T14:36:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The current qualitative study explored experiences from employers who have knowingly hired an individual on the autism spectrum who maintained employment. This study used the enhanced critical incident technique (ECIT) to understand factors that helped individuals with ASD in maintaining employment, and factors that hindered them from maintaining employment, from the employer’s perspective. Findings indicated that factors in the areas of managerial support and understanding, workplace environment and education, individualized approaches, additional support and integration, and job fit were helpful with the individual’s success in maintaining employment for at least one year. Factors in the areas of lack of understanding and support, individual challenges and anxiety, support and resources, personal factors, and skills and adaptability were hindering factors in the individual’s success with their employment. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Gillian Dobson, 2024 | |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 71 | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/38244 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Education | |
| dc.title | Evaluating factors that help an individual with ASD in maintaining employment, and the barriers that hinder them from maintaining employment from the employer's perspective | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| oaire.license.condition | other | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Education | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Ed. |