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Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Maude, Susan P.; Palmer, Susan B.; Summers, Jean Ann; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Haines, Shana J.; Stroup-Rentier, Vera; Zheng, Yuzhu; Peck, Nancy F. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
Early childhood practitioners can play a vital role in the development of early self-determination in partnership with families. Self-determination has been generally considered to be about personal agency or control that can also relate to the quality of one's life. Young children with disabilities start to develop a range of critical skills such…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Role
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Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Palmer, Susan B.; Cook, Christine C.; Weigel, Cindy J.; Summers, Jean Ann – Young Exceptional Children, 2009
Most efforts to understand and support self-determination have dealt solely with adolescents and adults, sometimes overlooking and excluding the foundations in early childhood that are required for successful emergence of self-determination. The purpose of this article is to share what is known about early self-determination and to suggest how…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Children, Self Determination, Theory Practice Relationship
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Palmer, Susan B.; Summers, Jean Ann; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Maude, Susan P.; Stroup-Rentier, Vera; Wu, Hsiang-Yi; Peck, Nancy F.; Zheng, Yuzhu; Weigel, Cindy J.; Chu, Szu-Yin; McGrath, Greg S.; Haines, Shana J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
This article introduces the Early Childhood Foundations Model for Self-Determination and provides a rationale for the need to consider the foundations of self-determination behavior that begin early in life. This model is based on the premise that young children with disabilities benefit from a collaborative partnership between important adults in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Children, Inclusion, Models