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- ItemA case study of a support unit for children with Asperger Syndrome in Wales(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04) Pienaar, Janine; Newmark, R.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational Psychology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study emanates from my work as the specialist teacher for learners with Asperger Syndrome at a mainstream secondary school in Wales. The study will aim to explore the role of a specialist centre at the secondary school in Wales and its function in enhancing the quality of education and in the inclusion of learners with Asperger Syndrome into secondary mainstream education. When learners with Asperger Syndrome are placed in mainstream education, there should be some means whereby the mainstream education system can provide specialised provision for their needs by developing an effective learning environment for them. The aim of this study is to define what mainstream schools can do to facilitate the effective inclusion of learners with Asperger Syndrome and how these learners can benefit from specialist provision in a mainstream environment. The research question under investigation will therefore be: in what way can a specialist centre contribute towards the inclusion of learners with Asperger Syndrome into mainstream education? Various learners from the centre were observed and interviewed to determine the effect of the inclusion on their education. Educators, parents and professionals were interviewed informally to determine the effect they have on the inclusion process and the centre's function in the school. I reflect on a journey of coming closer to understanding the experiences that learners, parents, educators and professionals might have as they support learners with Asperger Syndrome in a mainstream secondary school. I believe that the findings of this qualitative study add credibility to the limited research on the way that a specialist centre can contribute towards successful inclusion of learners with Asperger Syndrome into a mainstream secondary school.