Augmentative and alternative communication training programs and their impact on teachers working in schools for learners with special education needs

The following dataset is in twofold: Firstly, an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) training experiment conducted in South Africa. Secondly, published articles of AAC training programs for teachers in special schools internationally. The dataset speaks directly to the training of teachers working with learners with complex communication needs using AAC intervention programs. The experiment was conducted amongst teachers in South Africa and the changes were observed by analysing the mean and standard deviation. The published articles were analysed using their descriptive information e.g authors, place of publication and aim of the study. Furthermore, the pushlished articles were analysed using the population, intervention (training) and outcomes (PIO) format.本数据集包含两大组成部分：其一为在南非实施的辅助与替代沟通（augmentative and alternative communication, AAC）培训实验；其二为国际范围内特殊学校教师AAC培训项目的已发表学术文献。本数据集聚焦于采用AAC干预方案、为存在复杂沟通需求的学习者提供支持的教师培训相关研究。该实验以南非教师为受试群体，通过分析均值与标准差观测培训引发的变化。对于已发表文献，本数据集首先通过作者、发表地区、研究目标等描述性信息开展分析，此外还采用人群（Population）、干预（Intervention，即培训）与结局（Outcomes）的PIO分析框架进行编码研究。