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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
The Impact of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Student Self-Determination
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Palmer, Susan B.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra L.; Little, Todd D.; Boulton, Aaron – Exceptional Children, 2012
Promoting self-determination has become a best practice in special education. There remains, however, a paucity of causal evidence for interventions to promote self-determination. This article presents the results of a group-randomized, modified equivalent control group design study of the efficacy of the Self-Determined Learning Model of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Self Determination, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models
A Qualitative Study of the Initiation and Continuation of Preschool Inclusion Programs
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Purcell, Megan L.; Horn, Eva; Palmer, Susan – Exceptional Children, 2007
Initiation and continuation of preschool inclusion is a challenging task. Through interviews and focus groups of school district and special education personnel, researchers in this study examined how 5 programs in 1 Midwestern state provided such services. The investigation used a multiple-case study methodology to examine how these programs…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Preschool Education, Inclusive Schools, Interviews
Examining Individual and Ecological Predictors of the Self-Determination of Students with Disabilities
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Soukup, Jane Helen; Little, Todd D.; Garner, Nancy; Lawrence, Margaret – Exceptional Children, 2007
This article examines the impact of multiple individual and ecological factors on the self-determination of students with learning disabilities, mild and moderate mental retardation, and other health impairments. Baseline data from a multistate, longitudinal research project evaluating interventions to promote self-determination were examined…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Structural Equation Models, Moderate Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities