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Biography
David Preece works as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Humanities. He has worked at the University since 2012; before this he had a 30 year career as a practitioner and manager in the field of social care across all areas of disability, but with a main focus on autism. He also worked as a regional tutor on web-based and distance learning autism courses at the University of Birmingham.
David was awarded the degree of MEd in Special Education (Autism) from the University of Birmingham in 2001 and a PhD from the same University in 2010. His doctoral research focused on the experience of family life and social support of families living with autism. In addition, he holds teaching, social work and management qualifications. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a member of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), and sits on the editorial boards of a number of academic journals.
Research Interests
David’s main areas of research interest include the impact of autism and disability upon the family; consultation with children and young people with disabilities; and intervention approaches in autism and disability.
David was Principal Investigator on two recent funded research projects.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Empowering and Supporting Teachers (ASD-EAST) was a two-year Erasmus+ projected funded by the European Union (Sept 2018-Aug 2020). This project, undertaken in partnership with the University of Zagreb and the Pedagogical University of Krakow, as well as with a number of schools, NGOs and SMEs, was focused on developing and evaluating autism training for primary teachers in Croatia, North Macedonia and Poland. David worked with Dr Ivana Lessner Listiakova on this project.See www.asd-east.org
David is also led Living with Autism in Rural Coastal Areas of England (LARCAE), again working with his colleague Dr Ivana Lessner Listiakova. This was a two-year project, funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, investigating the lived experience of families in north-west Norfolk and Cornwall. The project also ran from 2018-2020.
David was previously Principal Investigator on a three-year Erasmus+ project (2015-18) funded by the European Commission: Equity and Social Inclusion through Positive Parenting – ESIPP (www.esipp.eu). This €430K project focused on developing and evaluating parent education in autism in the Balkans and south-east Europe, and includes partners from universities, NGOs and parent organisations in Croatia, Cyprus, the Republic of Macedonia, Belgium and the UK.
Further funded research projects that David has led at the University include a 12-month project (2015-16) investigating the reintegration of students with autism and severe anxiety into educational settings, and an investigation into the use of multi-sensory storytelling with pupils with special educational needs (2013-14).
He also worked as a joint researcher on a number of funded University Projects. These have included research into knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding childhood disability in Bhutan (2015-17), a situation analysis regarding inclusive education for children with autism in Oman (2015-16); and an investigation of the impact of participation in a university-led award scheme on pupil involvement in decision-making in schools (2015-17).
David has undertaken and published research using both qualitative and quantitative methods. He currently supervises a number of postgraduate students, researching into autism (in UK, Indian, African and European contexts), profound and multiple learning difficulties and the experience of minority and disadvantaged groups.
Supervision
Nefi Charalambous Darden; Special Education Needs and Inclusion
Teachers' attitudes to and understanding regarding the inclusion of children with autism in inclusive mainstream schools in Cyprus.
Hawa Khan; Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
Islamic perspective on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Challenges and Experience of caregivers of children with ASD in the Muslim Community in an East Midlands city.
Jessica Newcombe; Special Education Needs and Inclusion
Peer Mentoring For Secondary School students with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties PMLD.
Sulata Sankardas Ajit; Special Education Needs and Inclusion.
Investigation Into the efficacy of Differentiated Instruction for including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder into a sample of mainstream schools in Chennai , India .
Athina Tempriou; Special Education Needs and Inclusion
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Cypriot primary and secondary school teacher’s knowledge, attitudes and in-service training (INSET).
Xianrong Wang
Investigating educational inclusion for pupils with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream primary schools
Teaching Interests
David teaches on Autism (MA) and BA (SEN and Inclusion) and Research Methods (MA) modules, as well as supervising students at MA and PhD levels.
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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ASD-EAST: ASD-EAST: Autism Spectrum Disorder – Empowering and Supporting Teachers
Preece, D. & Lessner Listiakova, I.
1/09/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research › European
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The experience of families living with autism spectrum disorders in rural coastal areas of England
1/04/18 → 1/04/20
Project: Research › Charitable Funding
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ESIPP: Equity and Social Inclusion Through Positive Parenting
1/09/15 → 31/08/18
Project: Research › European
Research Output
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ASD-EAST Mapping Report
Preece, D., Lisak, N., Lessner Listiakova, I., Stošić, J., Kossewska, J. & Troshanska, J., 20 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) Northampton. 72 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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ASD-EAST Programme Evaluation Report
Preece, D., Lessner Listiakova, I., Bramble, P., Lisak Šegota, N., Stošić, J., Begić, M., Aguila Muñoz, S., Kossewska, J., Cierpiałowska, T., Lubińska-Kościółek, E., Bombińska-Domżał, A., Niemiec, S., Płoszaj, M., Troshanska, J., Petkovska Nikolovska, A., Baranger, A., Fernández, C. & Canil, C., 1 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) Northampton. 35 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Families of children on the autism spectrum: experience of daily life and impact of parent education
Stošić, J., Frey Škrinjar, J. & Preece, D., 24 May 2020, In: Support for Learning. 35, 2, p. 205-221 17 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying impact in a transnational project providing parent education for families living with autism in south-east Europe
Bramble, P. & Preece, D., 28 Feb 2020, In: Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities. 3, 1, p. 4-13 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial
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In-service education and training for teachers regarding autism spectrum disorder: a review of the literature.
Lessner Listiakova, I. & Preece, D., 6 May 2020, In: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis: Studia Psychologica. 12, p. 177-199 23 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to children with disabilities in Bhutan: a contextualized literature review
Garner, P., Murray, J. M., Preece, D., Rose, R. C. & Zhao, Y., 2020, In: Early Child Development and Care. 190, 12, p. 1887-1903Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Living with Autism in Rural Coastal England
Preece, D. & Lessner Listiakova, I., 18 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Public knowledge and attitudes regarding children with disabilities, their experience and support in Bhutan: a national survey
Preece, D., Murray, J., Rose, R., Zhao, Y. & Garner, P., 19 Feb 2020, In: Early Child Development and Care. 0, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Evaluation methodology for development projects
Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author) & David Preece (Author)
12 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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ASD-EAST - Empowering and supporting teachers to work with autism in Eastern Europe
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
12 Feb 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Evaluation methodology for development projects
Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author) & David Preece (Author)
12 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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100 Jubilee of Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ss Cyril & Methodius
David Preece (Participant), Jasmina Troshanska (Participant), Natalija Lisak Segota (Participant), Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Participant) & Ana Petkovska Nikolovska (Participant)
4 Sep 2020Activity: Participating in or organising a conference or workshop › Participating in a conference or workshop › Research
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Cross-disciplinary working in autism to promote positive outcomes
David Preece (Author)
19 Feb 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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“There isn’t really anything around here…”: autism, education and the experience of families living in rural coastal England
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
2 Dec 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Developing curriculums and training materials internationally – lessons about communication and collaboration from ASD-EAST
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
16 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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ASD-EAST - Empowering and supporting teachers to work with autism in Eastern Europe
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
5 Feb 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Press / Media
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Teachers need more training to give children with autism a better education
29/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
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.@UniNorthants calls for more support for 7.5M on autistic spectrum
11/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
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University project calls on policy-makers to further support around 7.5 million people in Europe who are autistic and their families
1/06/18 → 6/06/18
3 items of Media coverage
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BLOG: 1 in 100: Why we should all have an understanding of Autism
29/03/17 → 30/03/17
2 items of Media coverage
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Businesses to benefit thanks to changes at FBC Manby Bowdler
26/07/16 → 28/07/16
3 items of Media coverage
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Impacts
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Parent Education Training programmes
David Preece (Principal Investigator)
Impact: Public policy impacts, Quality of life impacts, Social impacts, 03: Good Health and Well-Being (UN SDG), 04: Quality Education (UN SDG), 10: Reduced Inequalities (UN SDG)