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ERIC Number: EJ817517
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
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Examining Individual and Ecological Predictors of the Self-Determination of Students with Disabilities
Shogren, Karrie A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B.; Soukup, Jane Helen; Little, Todd D.; Garner, Nancy; Lawrence, Margaret
Exceptional Children, v73 n4 p488-509 Sum 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 using structural equation modeling. The findings suggest that teachers viewed students' capacity for self-determination differently based on level of cognitive impairment, but not students' opportunities for self-determination. Capacity, opportunity, and transition empowerment predicted students' self-reported level of self-determination, but the degree to which students were included in general education did not. Significant differences emerged in the pattern of predictive relationships, however, depending on the measure of self-determination utilized. Also discussed are implications for research and practice. (Contains 9 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B070159
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