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Running head: PARENTS RAISING 1 Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and Emotional Consequences Introduction to Research and Evaluation in Education - EIPT 5033 University of Oklahoma by Abrar Hilal Master of Applied Behavior Analysis Instructor: Dr. Patricia L. Hardré PARENTS RAISING 2 Abstract The lifelong nature of autism in a child causes many challenges and emotional consequences for parents and siblings; in particular, for those with specific socio-demographic characteristics. The aim of this qualitative research is to create a proposal, which will guide research on the challenges and emotional consequences that parents of children with autism face. In this study, a qualitative phenomenological-hermeneutic approach will be applied in conducting interviews and observations on these parents and their families based in Cleveland, Oklahoma. In this case, 75 parents will participate in an interactive interview while the researcher will interact with the families of 15 autistic children in order to observe their practices and what the parents go through on a daily basis. After the data is collected, the qualitative approach will further be applied in presenting this data through an arrangement based on a set of identified themes. This data will then be critically analyzed to come up with an understanding of the challenges and emotional consequences that these parents with autistic children go through based on various underlying factors. PARENTS RAISING 3 Introduction Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs a child's ability for social interaction, communication, and behavior and it becomes visible in the first three years (Moradi, Khundrakpam, Lewis, Evans, & Tohka, 2016). Autism not only causes struggle and difficulties in a child, but also causes many challenges and emotional consequences for their parents and siblings. Families with specific socio-demographic characteristics suffer the most. Parents raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face higher levels of stress than parents raising children without ASD. One of the studies mentioned that "Parents face extreme difficulties in dealing with challenging behaviors, teaching their child to communicate, teaching basic life skills, guarding their child against danger, and preparing their child for adult life" (Bashir, Bashir, Lone, & Ahmad, 2014). However, a study also found that many families have resilience and positive attitudes while raising children with ASD because these family learn to adapt and deal with major stresses of their lives (Patterson, 1988). Many families experience fear, concern, and grief when they come to know about their child having ASD. Eventually, families start to do the best to adapt throughout their children’s development (Karst & Hecke, 2012). However, one study found that when parental stress increases, both father's and mother’s resilience decreases. The study found that parental resilience is correlated with family resilience, even after taking into account how stressed the parents feel (Cripe, 2013). While some parents who have children with autism cope well with the additional challenges that autism brings, still their stress level is different from families who have children with disabilities. Nevertheless, both of the conditions can be devastating on the parents. To identify the distinct stressing points of the parents with autistic children, this study investigates the following questions: what are the challenges and emotional consequences encountered by the PARENTS RAISING 4 families who have a child with autism and how can we attempt to find ways to reduce those challenges? Research Purpose The purpose of this research paper is developing a research proposal that will utilize interviews to evaluate the challenges that parents undergo while raising a child with autism, particularly during the child’s young life, as well as the emotional consequences that they have to face. As a result, this will lead to the development of a conclusive paper that will create an insight on these challenges and the beliefs, social experiences, and practices that these parents adapt towards raising the children with autism. Research Questions In order to understand what the parents of children with autism undergo in the childrearing process, this paper will make use of a number of questions that will guide the feedback that the parents give to the researcher. However, these questions will be based on various underlying issues that prevail in family settings and will give the parents the flexibility and freedom to narrate their personal and family experiences. For this purpose, most of the research questions will be openended so as not to limit the scope of the feedback that the parents give. Moreover, the study is intended to have parents narrate their specific experiences, which might be distinct, even between parents of the same child. Additionally, a few open-ended questions will be utilized so as to shape the direction of the study and obtain basic and crucial details. The following set of statements and questions will thus be utilized: 1. Please tell me about yourself, your name, age, and educational level. 2. What is your family income? 3. How many of your children have autism? PARENTS RAISING 5 4. Please give me the details of your child, including age. 5. When did you realize that your child has autism? 6. What was your reaction upon discovering that your child has autism? 7. What knowledge did you possess before the child was born regarding autism? 8. How do you rear your child, particularly since he or she is different from other children? 9. How do the other members of the family contribute to the childrearing? 10. Which challenges have you faced while rearing this child? 11. Are there long-term and short-term challenges? 12. Has this case been experienced by other members of your family? 13. What experience have you gained while bringing up your child? 14. How can you narrate your relationship between you, your child with autism, and other members of the family? Through the use of these questions, the researcher will gain an understanding of how the parents learned of autism and how they handled the scenario. By giving the parents the flexibility to choose what they wish to share, the researcher intends to obtain a step-by-step narration that will help in understanding how the parents learned to rear their children with autism, if they encountered any difficulties, and, if so, how the parents will ultimately narrate those difficulties. Additionally, the researcher will have the opportunity to learn if the parents sought outside help, both financial and emotional, and the level of support that was accorded to them, both at the family level and from outside. However, the researcher is not bound only to these questions. Notably, these questions are open, unlike the open-ended survey questions used in quantitative research. As such, the parents may fail to give sufficient data as expected by the researcher, to which the PARENTS RAISING 6 researcher will consider other follow-up questions of a more inquisitive nature not necessarily stated herein. Research Methods Design This study will apply a qualitative phenomenological-hermeneutic approach based on the Lindseth & Norberg (2004) model in both the research design and the analysis of the collected data. In this regard, interviews will be conducted on the selected sample, while observations will also be made on some of the participants so as to come up with data regarding the challenges that parents with autistic children face and the emotional distresses that might exist. Based on the interview questions, and with most of them being open-ended, it is expected that each session would take the parent a total of 1-3 hours. However, the observations will be different, as they will need more time and dedication. In this case, the observation phase is expected to take place for a period of three weeks, and it will be carried out at the homes of these children. Since the children are expected to be attending school, the observation phase will then be conducted on non-school days and after school. Sample Selection A total of 75 parents of school-going children with autism will participate in this study. 75 children will be selected from a total of 10 schools in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. This county is known for its highly diversified cultures, which will give the researcher an opportunity to cover various socioeconomic cultures during the study. In return, this will not only create a unified and all-inclusive study but will also help in understanding the disparities that exist between the different groups of people. Of the 75 parents, a total of fifteen will also be randomly selected to take place in the observation phase, which will be expected to last for a total of 3 weeks for each PARENTS RAISING 7 parent. Due to the high demand that is accompanied by this research, and particularly the observation phase, the study is expected to take a total of two years. Prior to visiting the schools, however, the researcher will seek consent from both the school and a local healthcare authority. This will equip the researcher with consent and ethics forms that will be presented to the parents as a show of trust and confidentiality of the study. Moreover, this will also be necessary for creating trust and confidence among the parents through a guarantee of confidentiality, as well as creating credibility of the research. After randomly selecting the schools, the researcher will explain the purpose of the study to the school heads and seek permission to interact with the parents of the children. At the same time, the researcher will request guidance from the school authorities in identifying children with autism and their residences. This will enable the researcher to generate a scatter map for these parents and thus have a clear and time-saving procedure to access them. The researcher will first need to contact the parents through phone calls so as to seek their participation in the study as well as setting up a date and time for the interview. First, the researcher will identify herself to parents and explain the purpose of their study and the benefits that it could create to the healthcare sector as well as to other stakeholders. The researcher will then request the parents to participate in an interview that should take a duration of 1-3 hours. Upon acceptance, the researcher will further inquire of the parent whether they would be willing to have the researcher observe them and their family practices for a period of three weeks. Moreover, the number of parents who will take part in the observation phase will be limited to fifteen separate families. However, every parent will be interviewed independently, even if they are in one of these fifteen families. PARENTS RAISING 8 Exclusion Criteria There are factors that the researcher will apply in choosing the sample. First, the selected children should be living with their parents and not in nursing and primary care institutions. In this case, the child should have one or both parents. Additionally, they should be under the age of 12 years. The children will be selected in a way that both genders are included. The 12-year margin has been set so as to create an environment where the parents are most interactive with the autistic children. This conclusion was reached based on Harstad, Huntington, Bacic & Barbaresi (2013) findings that indicated a high likelihood of developmental improvement and independence beyond this age. Study Site The study will take place at different regions selected randomly within Cleveland County, Oklahoma. This county was chosen as an ideal site for this research so that relevant, reliable, and sufficient data would be availed. Notably, this is one of the most populated counties in the state, with a population of 269,340 as per 2013. (Lowitt, 2016). Furthermore, the county, and the state in general have experienced a drastic rise in the number of autism cases, which means that the relevance of this study to this region is very high. As per the Oklahoma Autism Network (2017), the prevalence of autism, particularly among the school-going age, has risen drastically in the recent past. This is despite the increase in the number of programs to assist parents and individuals in settling within the society and even more so in learning institutions. Data Collection This will form the most intensive phase of the study. As had been stated above, this process is expected to take a total of two years, which is due to the high demand of the observation phase that requires thorough observation for a period of three weeks for each family. However, the PARENTS RAISING 9 interviews will take a relatively short period of time. In each case, however, the process of data collection will be subject to acknowledgment from the parents of the participants. The process of data collection phase will form the initial part of a lengthy research process that will take a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach as suggested by (Lindseth & Norberg, 2004). According to Lindseth & Norberg, the data collection phases shape the outcome of the analysis and consequently the findings of the study. Notably, this technique makes use of qualitative approaches that are then applied in the interpretation of a phenomenon. In the case of this study, the researcher is seeking to use observation and interviews to obtain data that will be analyzed to help understand the challenges and emotional consequences that the parents of children with autism undergo. As had been indicated, this study will take place in two phases. Interview After the parents have consented to take part in the study and set up a date, the researcher will visit the parents at the agreed-upon time. Visiting of the parents in their homes has been chosen so as to minimize the burden of both time and expenses that would fall on the side of the parents. Moreover, this will also create a chance to make helpful observations, particularly if the children is present. The researcher will make a re-introduction to the parent(s) and restate the purpose of the study. At this time, the researcher will have an opportunity to establish a rapport with the parents and the family. As noted by Rowley (2012), taking a short time before commencing an interview and establishing a rapport with the interviewee not only gives the interviewee and interviewer time to settle but also reduces the nervousness that would heavily affect the process of information sharing. The researcher will be equipped with two sets of recorders, the consent form, a notepad, and a pen. The recorders will be used simultaneously. The purpose of the two recording sets is to PARENTS RAISING 10 minimize the chances of losing data that may arise when one recorder fails. In such an instance, the researcher may be forced to either postpone the interview or rely on manual data recording method, which is not only time-consuming but also fails to capture every detail of the data. Using the recording technique will necessitate close interaction between the interviewer and the interviewee, which is necessary to boost the information exchange. However, important points will be noted on the notepad so as to guide the areas of emphasis as the interviewer analyzes the information of the recording. Additionally, some instances, such as observed data and non-verbal cues, will not be captured by the recording device. As such, these will need to be noted elsewhere. The researcher will pose the questions to the parents in sequential order, as had been indicated in the research questions section. This arrangement will necessitate the narration of events in a continuous way, which will also enable both the parent and the researcher to follow closely. In addition, it will minimize the possibility of confusion and thus lead to the collection of thorough and well-arranged data. Other than the questions stated in this paper, this research will take more of an open and interactive nature. In this case, the questions listed above will only form a foundation of the research and provide the guidelines. However, how the questions are presented depends on what arises within the study. Being open-ended questions, they will give the parents the flexibility to give unrestricted answers but based on or related to the topic. In the same way, it is possible to have the parent answer a particular question within another. In this case, it will not be necessary to repeat the question. However, the researcher may need to pose follow-up inquiries not stated in the research questions in order to clarify the information. This will often arise when the researcher feels that the feedback is not sufficient of when there is something that needs clarification. Moreover, unlike close-ended questions, open-ended questions within an interview have no pre- PARENTS RAISING 11 defined answers, and thus the questions may be subject to change depending on the interaction between the two parties. The questions are expected to take a duration of 1-3 hours, depending on the length of the feedback that the parent gives. In this case, the researcher expects different feedback and different experiences from different parents. Moreover, the parents have different backgrounds, and the children are based on different ages. Observations For parents that will have acknowledged participation in the observation phase, the researcher will spend time with the families and particularly at the times when the children are at home. The three-week period has been chosen since it creates sufficient interaction time. Additionally, it enables the family to adjust to the presence of a visitor in their homes and thus give them the first few days to resume their normal practices, even with the presence of the visitor. In this case, the observation data is expected to take a normal course after an average of three days. The researcher will observe the daily routines of these parents, their families, and their autism children and make recordings on a journal and a notebook. This will enable chronological evaluation and analysis of the findings. Additionally, the researcher will interact with the families so as to ensure that they easily adapt to their presence. Data Presentation and Analysis In the phenomenological-hermeneutic model by Lindseth & Norberg (2004), the analysis phase involves a simple evaluation of the data so as to present ideas in a thematic manner. In this way, the identified themes will form the basis of evaluating the cross-sectional data and development of a unified set of observed behavior. As a result, the researcher will easily identify the challenges that the parents face as well as the emotional distress that may accompany the PARENTS RAISING 12 upbringing of autistic children. The thematic arrangement of this information will also enable the researcher to put into consideration the various other factors that may influence the challenges and emotional consequences faced by these parents, such as the socioeconomic level, presence of both parents, outside support, the number of children who have autism, and others. Conclusion As per recent data, autism has risen to become one of the most prevalent health issues in Cleveland, Oklahoma, particularly amongst the school-going children. However, there is a lack of clear understanding as to what the parents of these children go through in bringing up these children. Despite there being knowledge on the presence of parental challenges, existing studies fail to account for the various socio-demographic attributes and how they shape the experiences of these parents. However, through a well-structured qualitative approach, this study will necessitate the collection and analysis of data, which will result in the creation of an informed report that not only states the various experiences of these parents but also analyzes them based on the background of the families. PARENTS RAISING 13 References Bashir, A., Bashir, U., Lone, A., & Ahmad, Z. (2014). Challenges faced by families of autistic children. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 64-68. Cripe, C. T. (2013, October 10). Family resilience, parental resilience and stress mediation in families with autistic children. Retrieved from ProQuest: http://gradworks.umi.com/35/75/3575496.html Harstad, E., Huntington, N., Bacic, J., & Barbaresi, W. (2013). Disparity of care for children with parent-reported autism spectrum disorders. Academic Pediatrics, 13(4), 334-339. Karst, J. S., & Hecke, A. V. (2012). Parent and family impact of autism spectrum disorders: A review and proposed model for intervention evaluation. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 15(3), 247-277. Lindseth, A., & Norberg, A. (2004). A phenomenological hermeneutical method for researching lived experience. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 18(2), 145-153. Lowitt, R. (2016). Twentieth-century Oklahoma: Reflections on the forty-sixth state. Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press Moradi, E., Khundrakpam, B., Lewis, J., Evans, A., & Tohka, J. (2016). Predicting symptom severity in autism spectrum disorder based on cortical thickness measures in agglomerative data. NeuroImage, 144, 128–141. Oklahoma Autism Network (2017). State’s Autism Information and Referral: Lifespan Support. Oklahoma Autism Network: OK. Available from http://okautism.org/InformationReferral/LifeSpanSupports.aspx PARENTS RAISING Patterson, J. M. (1988). Families experiencing stress: I. The family adjustment and adaptation response model: II. Applying the FAAR Model to health-related issues for intervention and research. Family Systems Medicine, 6(2), 202-237. Rowley, J. (March 23, 2012). Conducting research interviews. Management Research Review, 35, 260-271. 14 The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and Emotional Consequences Introduction to Research and Evaluation in Education - EIPT 5033 University of Oklahoma by Abrar Hilal Master of Applied Behavior Analysis Instructor: Dr. Patricia L. Hardré The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 1 Abstract The lifelong nature of autism in a child causes many challenges and emotional consequences for parents and siblings, in particular, those with specific socio-demographic characteristics. The aim of this study is to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of parents raising a child with autism in the Cleveland county population and then explore the challenges and emotional consequences faced. The research will be a case study focusing on a number of parents’ beliefs toward autism and emotional matrix for children with autism. The research will be quantitative in nature to measure the psychological dimensions of the parents of autistic children by using questionnaire. It will employ questionnaire for the purpose of providing an adequate level of comfort for the parents to feel confident and relaxed to reveal their emotions without any embarrassment when they answer the questions. Using a questionnaire will enrich the data concerning numbers of the challenges parents face on a daily basis with their children with autism. I will be interviewing 75 parents of children with autism. Research findings will be analyzed using thematic network analysis and emotional matrix. Finally, the results will be discussed and interpreted in terms of previous research and relevant theories. The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 2 The purpose of the study The purpose of this research that measure the difficulties and the challenges faced by parents in raise a child with autism in the childhood period to gain an insight of the adaptations and beliefs of parents toward autism, their family, and social experience, health, and educational services. Research Questions This proposed study will seek to answer this central research question: How many parents who are facing difficulties and challenges in raising children with autism in the childhood? In addition, the following guiding questions have been formulated in order to guide the data collection process. (a) How many hours you take care of your child with autism? (b) How many families have outside help available to take care of special needs of all family members? (c) The relationship between the parents and their child with autism? (d) How many challenges and emotional consequences faced parents of child with autism? (e) Does anyone in your respective families have autism? (f) How many difficulties do you face on a daily basis when raising your child? (g) How do you consider your relationship between you and your child? The first question seeks to know how many parents spend their times with their children with autism, and these hours they spend with their children with autism enough or less. The second question seeks to know how many autistic children who receive support and assistance from the competent authority for the care of people with special needs. The third and fourth questions seek to know how many parents who feel resentful towards of their children with autism, and how many The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 3 parents who feel happily about their children with autism. Questions five, six, and seven seek to discover answers about the family and the relationship between them and their child, and if they have family history with autism. Methods This study uses a quantitative design and applied a and a survey strategy. The survey strategy is used to collect data about characteristics, knowledge or opinions in a population. This study examines real-life experiences brought about by the existence of a child with autism in the family. The study addresses one research hypothesis: 1. How many parents who are facing difficulties and challenges in raising children with autism in the childhood? Sample identification and selection The questionnaire will be sent to 75 parents who have a child with autism from 10 schools at 3-month intervals for 1 years. The questionnaire will be for parents cover topics of information about them and their child. The intended population is residents of Cleveland county. These residents will consist of individuals of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and races. Participants will be asked if they are 20 or older and must be at least the age of 20 to participate in the questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of three sections that were provided in the same order for all participants. The first section included general and demographic information. The second section includes questions specific to the child with autism, including their behaviors at home, live with single or both parents, and whether they were currently or previously in a parent support group or parent advocacy group for autism. The final section includes questions specific to the parents, include the number of hours they spend with their children with autism, restlessness or depression that faced them during The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 4 raising their child with autism, their feelings about their children with autism, poverty, violence and parental problems. First, I will ask the school permission and the parents with a consent form. Second, I will determine through school attendance how many students with autism attend the school. Third, I will present the consent form and qualifications to the possible parents. I will explain to the parents the purpose of my study that will be a quantitative study that measures the difficulties and challenges faced by parents who have autistic children to the care of children younger than 12 years of age. Then I am going to look at all the files of the children who have autism with permission from their parents who want to participate in the research to know what category they fall under. After collecting all the information about the child with autism and their parents then I determine if I need it in my research. Then I will make three groups after I gather the information. The first group will be consistent autistic children who live with both parents. The second group consists of autistic children living with a single parent to know who has more difficulties and challenges for raising a child with autism. The third group is consistent with parents who have multiple children with disabilities. Study site I will conduct this study in one county of the Oklahoma: Cleveland. Cleveland county is home of the state’s largest comprehensive university, the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Although Cleveland county is the eighth smallest Oklahoma county in area, it has the third largest population with 2 of the state’s largest cities, Norman and Moore. Farming, oil production and horse breeding are important industries (CivicPlus, 2017). The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 5 Data collection In this proposed study, the primary sources of data collection will be the questionnaire with closed‐ended questions, and interviews (e.g., face‐to face and telephone interviews, computer assisted personal interviewing) (Johnson & Christensen, 2016). • Questionnaire I am going to use a Web‐based questionnaire in this research because it will be easy for the participants to access it. The questionnaire will consist of three sections that will be provided in the same order for all participants. The first section will include general and demographic information (information about family history with autism, relationship to child, race/ethnicity, education, income, education, county of residence, etc.) (Rhoades, Scarpa, & Salley, 2007). The second section will include questions specific to the child with autism, including their behaviors at home, life with single or both parents, and whether the parents are currently or previously have been in a parent support group or parent advocacy group for autism. The final section will include questions specific to the parents, including the number of hours parents spend with their children with autism, restlessness or depression the parents faced during raising their child with autism, the parents’ feelings about their children with autism, poverty, violence and parental problems. The questionnaire will include: true/false, closed ended, and multiple choice questions. I will start the distribution of the questionnaire to the parents in fall 2017, at the beginning of the semester. The questionnaire will take 25 to 30 minutes to complete. Every week I will go to one of the selected schools for my study and give the parents the questionnaire. After 10 weeks I would have finished distributing the questionnaire to all the schools. Then I will collect the responses from the parents. After that I can analyze the data. • Interview The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 6 The interviews will consist of oral questions asked by the interviewer and oral responses by the research participants. I want to use interviews in my research because some of the participation don't have a computer or phone, so the interview will be the best way to record their responses. These two methods were deemed appropriate for this study. So, I will conduct interviews face‐to face, via telephone, and over the computer. The interviews questions will be in the same format as the questionnaire and close-ended, so the participant will essentially answer the questionnaire during the interview. It will take about 25 to 30 minutes. All interviews will be tape-recorded. • Processes I am going to send the questionnaires to the parents and interview the parents who have a child with autism myself. So, after I gather all the information that I want, I will make three groups. The first group will consist of autistic children who live with both parents. The second group will consist of autistic children living with a single parent. The third group will consist of parents who have multiple children with disabilities. There will be 75 participants in the research, so the data collection will take 10 weeks for all the three groups. After that, I will want to see which group faces more difficulties and challenge in daily life raising a child with autism. The participants’ identity will be protected because the survey will be anonymous. Also, their right to answer or not answer the question will be protected by giving them a choice. Data analysis and management methods A baseline questionnaire will be administered to parents of child who have autism. Every two weeks I will collect questionnaires from parents. The data will be analyzed by Excel Survey. It is a web form, that can be designed to collect and store structured data into an Excel spreadsheet file (Leahy, 2004). This allows for re-tabulation and recording, if necessary, prior to analysis. The data will then be imported into SPSS, which will analyze all three groups at once (Hewison , The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 7 2005). Then, I will use a statistical analysis computer program to analyze the data and make observations. Also, I will be using questions from the F-COPES and CES-D, to assess coping skills and depressive symptoms to the parents of the child with autism (Churchill, Villareale, Monaghan, Sharp, & Kieckhefer, 2008). Conclusion Parents who have children with autism have more difficulties and challenges in their life like: dealing with challenging behavior, dealing with judgements from others, lack of support, impact upon the family, coping and the importance of appropriate support (Ludlow, Skelly, & Rohleder, 2011). The challenges were described as “never-ending,” which had a significant impact on the parents’ sense of well-being and ability to cope. The researchers mentioned that the challenging behaviors mostly included the child’s difficulty coping with changes to routine and the social implications of their child’s behavior. Also, they mentioned that some parents feel judged as “bad” parents or feeling like a failure and they faced difficult to deal with their child. So the parents need more help to overcome difficulties in their life (Ludlow, Skelly, & Rohleder, 2011). One problem in my study is that the face-to-face interviews will probably be better for the participations than the questionnaire, but both of them have advantages and should be useful for analysis. The Number of Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Study of Challenges and 8 References Churchill, S. S., Villareale, N. L., Monaghan, T. A., Sharp, V. L., & Kieckhefer, G. M. (2008). Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs Who have Better Coping Skills have Fewer Depressive Symptoms. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 14(1), 47-57. CivicPlus. (2017, February 8). Cleveland County, OK . Retrieved from Cleveland County, OK : http://www.clevelandcountyok.com Hewison , R. (2005). Predictors Of Tertiary Level Performance in Non-English Speaking Background Students. The University Of Western Australia, 11. Johnson, B., & Christensen, L. B. (2016). Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. Leahy, J. (2004). Using Excel for Analyzing Survey Questionnaires. Program Development & Evaluation, 1-28. Ludlow, A., Skelly, C., & Rohleder, P. (2011). Challenges faced by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(5), 702-711. Rhoades, R., Scarpa, A., & Salley, B. (2007, November 20). The importance of physician knowledge of autism spectrum disorder: results of a parent survey. BMC Pediatrics. Study Designs Assignment-- EIPT 5033 Study Designs Purpose: The purpose of these assignments is to help you gain deeper understanding of range of issues required to conduct high quality studies, to see research and evaluation from the inside. Summary: You will write three brief research or evaluation study proposals. one using quantitative data and methods, a second using qualitative data and methods, and a third using mixed data and methods. You may choose your own topic and approach, as long as it meets the assignment specifications. You will need to: propose methods for participant recruitment or other strategic source access, discuss instruments/measures or data collection techniques you will use, identify data management and analysis strategies, and explain all procedures to complete the study so that the question(s) can be addressed. Note that these are three different assignments, using three different strategic methodologies, due on three different dates—see schedule. Detailed Specifications: 1. Provide a cover sheet with all APA elements, including your contact information 2. Provide an abstract (≈150 words) capturing the study concisely 3. No literature review is necessary, though you will need to use sources to support your design strategies 4. Do include citations and references (at least 5 beyond the course text) for specific components of your design, such as sources of existing instruments and precedent for particular methods 5. Begin the design page with the study title 6. State the purpose of the research study or evaluation project 7. State the research question or hypothesis a. For the scope of this assignment, a single question or hypothesis is appropriate b. Pay special attention to key terms that drive the design and data analysis 8. Describe your participant group(s) and additional data sources a. Identification, access, recruiting b. Selection, assignment 2 grope, single parents or both parents 9. Describe your data collection procedures a. Instruments/protocols, administration method b. Processes, personnel, interactions, protections 10. Describe your data analysis & management methods a. Data organization/preparation, statistical tests/other analysis methods b. Link data sources to questions/hypotheses c. Explain links between data sources as appropriate d. Data management & storage 11. State what you will know at the end of the study, and what specific results lead to that conclusion 12. Identify any special issues or challenges presented by this study & design a. Ethical, procedural, other Additional Parameters: EIPT 5033 Intro. To Research & Evaluation in Education, (OU), Hardré 2017, rev. 1/11/17 1. Be succinct but clear, only 4-6 double-spaced pages (≈1500 words), excluding cover sheet, abstract and references, or about 10 pages for the complete document. 2. Follow APA and all other course general assignment guidelines 3. You may use the first person “I” or “we” for the study description 4. Keep it clear & succinct, each key point above in just a few sentences 5. Provide rationales—answer the “why” question—for each of your strategic decisions 6. It is critical that the elements of the study design align, that is, that all of the design strategies are consistent with the question/hypothesis, that the analysis method fits the data, and the conclusion/outcome claim can reasonably be asserted from the methods used information I want in my study design include these with the answer: The purpose of the study The Questions in my study design Achieving the purpose What we need to tell the people and what I want from them to know from my study design What this data support this question - Finding (write in side this part) We expect some of the key ……. (This is my quantitative method – or – qualitative method) I said this if I use any information from my last study What the next will I going to do (so I when I write the quantitative method with the qualitative method then I have to write this in what the next my professor she need something new not repeat all the information for my 2 last study design) Why these together aptomout the quantitative and qualitative and mixed method Nrelateve Why its important quant before the quantitative My quant arrange The relationship between all of them the quantitative and qualitative and mixed method Smaller reaeration See the chapter for this method EIPT 5033 Intro. To Research & Evaluation in Education, (OU), Hardré 2017, rev. 1/11/17
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Parents Raising a Child with Autism: A Mixed Data and Methods Study of
Challenges and Emotional Consequences
Institution affiliation
Student’s Name
Instructor’s Name
Date of Submission

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Abstract
Autism has been known to cause a lot of challenges to the children who happen to
be experiencing the condition as well as the people around them, including parents, as
well as siblings. This has been so, especially in cases of people with special
social-demographic traits. This study is aimed at providing a guide to the research on
the challenges as well as emotional problems encountered by families with children
with autism face. Through this research, the possible solution and recommendation
will be sourced, towards combating the emotional setbacks that are associated with
living with autistic children. This study will employ the mixed data and methods by
the use of both qualitative and quantitative approaches, to come to a conclusive
analysis of the challenges experienced by the parents of children with autism based in
Cleveland, Oklahoma. The two methods will be used to gather data and information,
and then the data will be analyzed for a conclusion to be derived in the best way
possible to combat such issues.

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Purposes of The Study
The aim of this paper is to come up with a research proposal that will employ the
use of both the qualitative and quantitative approaches in evaluating the extent of
challenges and difficulties experienced by parents in raising children with autism. Due
to that, the paper will influence the development of a conclusive document, aimed at
creating insight on the social experiences, beliefs, challenges, as well as practices; the
children are made to adapt to in the process of raising their children.
Study Question
What challenges do parents of children with autism face?
Description of Participant Groups
1.Parents of Children with Autism

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The parents of children with autism will form the main group of participants.
They are the target population of the study. This is because; the study is aimed at
investigating the challenges and psychological turmoil they undergo during their day
to day lives with the children with autism. They will form the primary source of data
and information f...


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