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Garrels, Veerle; Palmer, Susan B. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
In this single-case experimental design study, eight adolescents with mild intellectual disability (ID) participated in a 3-month intervention with the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction. Findings indicate that student-directed learning may enable students with ID to increase their academic achievements, and the authors explore how this…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mild Intellectual Disability, Intervention, Self Determination
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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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Meral, Bekir F.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Ruh, Anil B.; Yilmaz, Engin – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Parenting styles and practices are crucial in promoting the self-determination of children. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the role of parenting styles and practices in enhancing the self-determination of children with/without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The present study was carried out with a sample of…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Self Determination, Children, Intellectual Disability
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Reynolds, Michelle C.; Caldwell, Diana; Boonchaisri, Natalie; Ragon, Katharine E.; Palmer, Susan B. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
It is important to continuously support families to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members. Using a life course approach to address strengths and needs of families, a National Community of Practice, infused with the "Charting the LifeCourse" framework, focused on systems…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Family Life, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Friesen, Amber; Mihai, Alina; Butera, Gretchen; Horn, Eva; Palmer, Susan; Lieber, Joan – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
The purpose of this article is to describe an approach that early educators can use to develop meaningful partnerships with families. Specifically, the authors describe their efforts to support teachers in developing home-school connections through a series of Family Projects that strengthened family-child relationships and created opportunities…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
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Adams, Anne-Marie; Wilson, Hannah; Money, Julie; Palmer-Conn, Susan; Fearn, Jamie – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
Academic self-efficacy, the belief that one can achieve desired academic goals plays an important role in learning. This study aimed to determine the extent to which academic self-efficacy mediates relationships between students' perceptions of feedback and their academic attainment. An opportunity sample of 232 students (123 female) in their…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Feedback (Response), Educational Attainment, Self Efficacy