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Banerjee, Rashida; Horn, Eva; Palmer, Susan – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
Young children are often enrolled in either AM (morning) or PM (afternoon) sessions in early childhood programs. However, little research is available on this routine practice. We used multilevel analysis to investigate if there are differences in the literacy, math, and social outcomes for children who participate in AM or PM sessions beyond…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, School Schedules, At Risk Students
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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
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Lee, Youngsun; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Williams-Diehm, Kendra; Davies, Daniel K.; Stock, Steven E. – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
This study examined individual and instructional predictors of the self-determination of students with disabilities, as measured by the "Arc's Self-Determination Scale" and the student version of the "AIR Self-Determination Scale." The general findings indicated that instructional, knowledge, and dispositional factors were stronger predictors of…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Measures (Individuals)
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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
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Hanson, Marci J.; Miller, Angela D.; Diamond, Karen; Odom, Samuel; Lieber, Joan; Butera, Gretchen; Horn, Eva; Palmer, Susan; Fleming, Kandace – Infants and Young Children, 2011
The effects of economic hardship and language isolation in children's neighborhood communities were examined to determine their influence on young children's developmental outcomes on measures of academic and social skills above and beyond child and family characteristics that included home language, disability, gender, and mother's education…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Readiness, Family Characteristics, Second Language Learning
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Odom, Samuel L.; Fleming, Kandace; Diamond, Karen; Lieber, Joan; Hanson, Marci; Butera, Gretchen; Horn, Eva; Palmer, Susan; Marquis, Janet – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine different approaches to assessing implementation in an early childhood curriculum research study. Early childhood teachers in 51 preschool classes located at nationally dispersed sites implemented the Children's School Success curriculum for a school year. Structural (proportion of curriculum delivered) and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Preschool Education
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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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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