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Establishing a Causal Relationship between Intervention to Promote Self-Determination and Enhanced Student Self-Determination
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Shogren, Karrie; Williams-Diehm, Kendra; Soukup, Jane H. – Journal of Special Education, 2013
Promoting the self-determination of adolescents with disabilities has become best practice in secondary education and transition services, but to date there have been no studies establishing a causal relationship between efforts to promote self-determination and enhancement of the self-determination of youth with disabilities. This article reports…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intervention, Control Groups, Best Practices
An Evaluation of the "Beyond High School" Model on the Self-Determination of Students with Intellectual Disability
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Palmer, Susan B.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Soukup, Jane H. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
Students with intellectual disability are often served in community-based services to promote effective adult outcomes in employment, community inclusion, and independent living (Gaumer, Morningstar & Clark (2004). "Beyond High School" (Wehmeyer, Garner, Lawrence, Yeager, & Davis, 2006), a multi-stage model to promote student…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Models, Self Determination, Students with Disabilities
Impact of Curriculum Modifications on Access to the General Education Curriculum for Students with Disabilities
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Lee, Suk-Hyang; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Soukup, Jane H.; Palmer, Susan B. – Exceptional Children, 2010
This study investigated whether curriculum modifications predicted student and teacher behaviors related to the general education curriculum and if there were differences in ecological, student, and teacher variables depending on the presence of such curriculum modifications. The study observed 45 high school students with disabilities during…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, General Education, Disabilities
Self-Determination and Access to the General Education Curriculum
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Lee, Suk-Hyang; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Soukup, Jane H.; Little, Todd D. – Journal of Special Education, 2008
Addressing federal mandates regarding both the delivery of transition services and access to the general education curriculum has been a challenge for secondary special educators. A practice common to both initiatives, however, has been efforts to promote self-determination. This study examined the impact of promoting self-determination as an…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Disabilities, General Education, Program Effectiveness
Self-Determination and Student Transition Planning Knowledge and Skills: Predicting Involvement
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Soukup, Jane H.; Garner, Nancy W.; Lawrence, Margaret – Exceptionality, 2007
Promoting active student involvement in transition planning has become best practice in promoting self-determination. This study examined the contribution of self-determination to transition planning knowledge and skills for 180 students with disabilities. Utilizing multiple regression analyses, the study found that global self-determination was a…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Self Determination