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ERIC Number: EJ514783
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-2263
Individual and Environmental Factors Related to the Self-Determination of Adults with Mental Retardation.
Wehmeyer, Michael L.; And Others
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, v5 n4 p291-305 Oct 1995
This article reports findings from a comprehensive examination of the self-determination of 408 adults with mental retardation. Analysis of variance identified severity of disability, current living arrangement, and primary caregiver status as predictive of differences in self-determination in this population. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Environmental Influences, Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation, Personal Autonomy, Placement, Predictor Variables, Self Determination, Severity (of Disability)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Self Determination. Journal availability: Elsevier Science Inc., Journal Information Center, 655 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10010.