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ERIC Number: EJ419994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-9859
The Effects of Making Choices on Engagement Levels with Persons Who Are Profoundly Multiply Handicapped.
Realon, Rodney E.; And Others
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v25 n3 p299-305 Sep 1990
The study evaluated the effects of enabling two profoundly, multiply handicapped adults to select leisure items with which they wanted to interact. Results showed that when individuals were able to make choices, their rates of interacting with leisure materials increased, compared to interaction with instructor-selected items. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Interaction, Leisure Time, Multiple Disabilities, Personal Autonomy, Recreational Activities, Severe Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Time Management
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Choice Behavior