Examining individual and ecological predictors of the self-determination of students with disabilities
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2007Author
Shogren, Karrie A.
Wehmeyer, Michael L.
Palmer, Susan B.
Soukup, Jane Helen
Little, Todd D.
Garner, Nancy
Lawrence, Margaret
Publisher
Council for Exceptional Children
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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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.
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This is the publisher's version, also found here: http://cec.metapress.com/content/x680x4m0826t85k0/?p=20877da369544f8d9cbd0284aee95022&pi=5
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Shogren, K.A., Wehmeyer, M.L, et al. (2007) Examining individual and ecological predictors of the self-determination of students with disabilities. Exceptional Children, 73(4), 488-509.
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