Implementation of school-based services for students with autism: Barriers and facilitators across urban and rural districts and phases of implementation.

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The law requires that schools use evidence-based practices to educate students with autism spectrum disorder. However, these practices are often not used, or are not used correctly in school programs. Understanding barriers and facilitators of use of evidence-based practices in schools will help improve the implementation process. This study uses focus groups to characterize how school-based providers representing urban or rural school districts perceive barriers and facilitators for implementing new practices for students with autism spectrum disorder. Guiding questions include the following: (1) Are contextual factors perceived as barriers or facilitators and how do these vary by district location? and (2) What are the key factors impacting implementation across the

SUBMITTER: Suhrheinrich J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8446299 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature