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Relationships between Self-Determination and Postschool Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Rifenbark, Graham G.; Little, Todd D. – Journal of Special Education, 2015
This article reports the results of a follow-up analysis of 779 students with disabilities who participated in group-randomized, control group studies designed to examine the efficacy of self-determination interventions in secondary school to examine the relationship between self-determination status when exiting high school and adult outcomes 1…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Youth Opportunities, Disabilities, Followup Studies
Impact of the "Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction" on Teacher Perceptions of Student Capacity and Opportunity for Self-Determination
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Plotner, Anthony J.; Palmer, Susan B.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Paek, Youngshil – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Promoting student self-determination is recognized as a key component of effective transition supports and services for youth with disabilities. This study examined differences in teacher perceptions of student capacity and opportunity for self-determination over the course of an academic year based on teacher assignment to a treatment group that…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes, Ability
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
Effect of Intervention with the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction on Access and Goal Attainment
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Palmer, Susan B.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra; Little, Todd D. – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
Promoting self-determination has been identified as best practice in special education and transition services and as a means to promote goal attainment and access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. There have been, however, limited evaluations of the effects of interventions to promote self-determination on…
Descriptors: General Education, High School Students, Success, Models
A Randomized-Trial Evaluation of the Effect of Whose Future Is It Anyway? On Self-Determination
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Lee, Youngsun; Williams-Diehm, Kendra; Shogren, Karrie – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2011
Promoting student involvement in planning has become best practice in the field of transition. Research documents the positive impact of such efforts on greater student involvement. Research also suggests that promoting student involvement results in greater student self-determination, but a causal link has not been established. This study used a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Mental Retardation, Multiple Regression Analysis, High School Students
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
Technology and Self-Determination in Transition Planning: The Impact of Technology Use in Transition Planning on Student Self-Determination
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra; Shogren, Karrie A.; Davies, Daniel K.; Stock, Steven – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2011
Promoting student involvement in transition planning and the self-determination of youth with disabilities has become best practice in secondary and transition services. Increasingly, a critical feature of efforts to promote student access to and involvement with curricular content, including transition-related content, has involved the use of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Control Groups, Computer Software
The Effect of Student-Directed Transition Planning with a Computer-Based Reading Support Program on the Self-Determination of Students with Disabilities
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Lee, Youngsun; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra; Davies, Daniel K.; Stock, Steven E. – Journal of Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of student-directed transition planning instruction ("Whose Future Is It Anyway?" curriculum) with a computer-based reading support program ("Rocket Reader") on the self-determination, self-efficacy and outcome expectancy, and transition planning knowledge of students with disabilities. This…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Self Efficacy