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ERIC Number: EJ474392
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Self-Determination for Persons with Disabilities: Choice, Risk, and Dignity.
Schloss, Patrick J.; And Others
Exceptional Children, v60 n3 p215-25 Dec-Jan 1994
This article presents a rationale for including self-determination in special education curricula. It describes a framework for providing choices, based on an analysis of risk and benefits, and compares assessment approaches and teaching strategies. The recommended approach emphasizes criterion-referenced assessments that are setting specific. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Personal Autonomy, Risk, Self Determination, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Choice Behavior