Survey of AAC Knowledge Among Special School Staff in Tianjin, China

383 teaching and non-teaching staff across ten special schools in Tianjin, China responded to a 10-item questionnaire on AAC knowledge and training needs. Mengxuan Wu authored this survey, which was last updated in April 2026. Respondents reported limited knowledge of AAC, especially in low- and high-tech modalities, and expressed a strong desire for training.

Use Cases

• Analyze self-reported AAC competence levels among educators based on survey responses
• Identify preferred training formats and reading materials for special education personnel
• Study correlations between experience supporting specific populations (e.g., autism, intellectual disabilities) and training preferences
• Inform national policy and cross-sector collaboration for AAC capacity building based on survey findings

Strengths

• Survey includes 383 respondents, providing a substantial sample size
• Data covers ten special schools in a specific geographic region (Tianjin)
• Survey explored multiple dimensions: knowledge, practices, and training needs

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Tianjin area survey

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

10-item questionnaire administered to teaching and non-teaching staff

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 14:32:04; freshness should be verified

Geography

Tianjin, China