Self-Determination Skills and Opportunities of Transition-Age Youth with Emotional Disturbance and Learning Disabilities

Exceptional Children - Tập 72 Số 3 - Trang 333-346 - 2006
Erik W. Carter1, Kathleen Lynne Lane2, Melinda R. Pierson3, Barbara C. Glaeser3
1University of Wisconsin-Madison
2Peabody College of Vanderbilt University ,
3California State University-Fullerton

Tóm tắt

This study examined the self-determination of adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED) and learning disabilities (LD) from the perspectives of special educators, parents, and the students themselves. Differences in self-determination ratings were associated with both disability group and respondent. Specifically, adolescents with ED were found to have lower ratings of self-determination than students with LD, with the most pronounced differences evident from the teacher perspective. Furthermore, students with ED identified infrequent opportunities at school and home for engaging in self-determined behavior, whereas educators and parents differed in their assessments of opportunities in each setting. Implications regarding increasing the self-determination skills and opportunities of adolescents with disabilities are discussed.

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