Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
5-12-2024
Year of Publication
2024
Degree Name
Master of Science in Community & Leadership Development
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Community and Leadership Development
First Advisor
Dr. Rebekah Epps
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a unique and often misunderstood diagnosis. Little is known about the experiences of adolescents with ASD. As students with ASD graduate high school, many are under- and unemployed. Career and technical education (CTE) in U.S. schools is intended to prepare all students for careers post-secondary. Agricultural education is one of the predominate career clusters within CTE. This qualitative single case study sought to create a platform for both a student and their parent to share their experiences in agricultural education and CTE. Participants were an adolescent with ASD who had taken at least one year of agriculture education courses and their parent. Findings reveal the meaningful nature of agriculture education courses and the relationship student and parent have with the agriculture teacher. Recommendations from this study include an increase in qualitative studies about ASD in agriculture education, improved education for teachers regarding ASD, and ways to improve upon student-parent-researcher interviews.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.170
Recommended Citation
Miller, Grace, "AUTISM IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF AN ADOLESCENT WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND THEIR PARENT ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION" (2024). Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development. 68.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/68
