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Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/76759 Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Du Plessis, Anna-Barbara u16290918@tuks.co.za Pelser, Kerry-Beth UCTD Autism spectrum disorder cell phone application support resource-constrained context South Africa case study design Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-09 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2019. This mini-dissertation aims to explore the daily realities faced by caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder and the implications thereof on the use of a cell phone application that can assist in easing the tension between the need for support and the lack of resources to secure that support whenever necessary. Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological systems theory, in addition to the assets-based approach, forms the basis on which the study is conceptualised. Using a qualitative approach, a case study research design was used to select the participant by means of purposive sampling. The research participant used the application that was selected for a period of ten days, after which a semi-structured interview was conducted as the primary mode of data collection. The data were then analysed, using inductive thematic analysis, after which themes and subthemes were derived. The findings of the study indicated that the research participant faces a meaningful lack of financial support and social support, and that the cell phone application was seen as a useful tool for supporting her child in spite of this. The study contributed to expanding the current research body on this topic. A major limitation was the sample size of the study being too small for the results to be generalised. Recommendations include that cell phone applications be designed with users’ cultural and language preferences in mind and that more studies of this nature be done. es2026 Educational Psychology MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2020-11-04T15:09:48Z 2020-11-04T15:09:48Z 2020/04/22 2019 Dissertation Pelser, K 2019, Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76759> A2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76759 en © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Autism spectrum disorder cell phone application support resource-constrained context South Africa case study design Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-09 Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title | Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full | Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_short | Using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_sort | using a cell phone application to support caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | UCTD Autism spectrum disorder cell phone application support resource-constrained context South Africa case study design Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-09 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76759 |