ERIC Number: EJ795376
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 21
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Gaining Self-Determination Skills through Peer Mentoring between Students with Similar Physical Impairments: A Case Study
Roberts, Janelle A.
Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, v26 n1 p9-29 Fall 2007
Two children with similar physical disabilities were paired as mentor and mentee as a strategy of teaching self-determination skills. In this case study, the mentor was a junior in high school with a physical impairment and had possessed the desired qualities of self-determination according to transition rating scales. The mentee was a fifth-grade student with the same physical impairment, but according to adaptive behavior rating scales, needed to acquire self-determination skills as a means of increasing independence. A mentor program was created between the students to determine if the program would have a positive impact for teaching self-determination skills. Results indicated that the peer mentoring program increased the mentee's progress on Individualized Education Plan goals by an average of 75 percent. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Mentors, Physical Disabilities, Behavior Rating Scales, Adjustment (to Environment), Grade 5, Individualized Instruction, Case Studies, Peer Groups, Self Determination, High School Students, Skill Development, Educational Objectives
Division for Physical and Health Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel: 888-232-7733; TTY: 866-915-5000; Fax: 703-264-9494; e-mail: barbara.kulik@csun.edu; Web site: http://www.cec.sped.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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