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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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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
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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
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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
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Palmer, Susan B.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Gipson, Krista; Agran, Martin – Exceptional Children, 2004
Although participation and progress in the general curriculum is mandated for all students, models to achieve such access often neglect students with more severe disabilities. Promoting self-determination linked to standards is an entry point to ensuring access to the general curriculum for all students, including students with severe…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Control Groups, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Studies
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Agran, Martin; Mithaug, Dennis E.; Martin, James E. – Exceptional Children, 2000
This article introduces a model of teaching, The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction, incorporating principles of self-determination, which enables teachers to teach students to become causal agents in their own lives. Results from a field test indicate students (N=40) receiving instruction from teachers using the model attained…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education