Exploring the Effect of Academic Qualification on teachers’ Knowledge and Awareness regarding Autism at Primary Level

Tahira Kalsoom, Tahira Batool and Mubashira Khalid

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2020, vol. 6, issue 2, 509-517

Abstract: The study aimed to explore the effect of academic qualification on teachers’ knowledge and awareness regarding autism at primary level. An Autistic person is unable to understand emotional states of others, fails to identify anger or sorrow, they don’t feel comfortable while communicating with others. Autistic person doesn’t have command over the language, avoids eye contact, fails to use facial expressions and gestures while interacting with others. The study was quantitative in nature and descriptive research design was used. Primary school teachers of Lahore District were the population of this study. randomly selected 300 primary school teachers were the part of this study. Self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaire contained information related to their personal demographics, and statements related to knowledge and awareness about Autism. ANOVA was applied to find out the difference and the results revealed no significant difference in primary school teachers’ knowledge and awareness on the basis of academic qualification.

Keywords: Effect; Knowledge; Awareness; Autism; Teachers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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