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Self-Determination and Positive Adult Outcomes: A Follow-up Study of Youth with Mental Retardation or Learning Disabilities
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There is increased emphasis on self-determination as an important outcome for youth with disabilities if they are to achieve positive adult outcomes after they leave school. However, the causal link between self-determination and positive adult outcomes has remained untested. The Arc conducted a follow-up study of students with mental retardation or learning disabilities for whom data regarding self-determination had been collected prior to their high school exit. Data regarding adult outcomes for these students nearly 1 year after graduation were collected. The resulting analysis determined that self-determined students were more likely to have achieved more positive adult outcomes, including being employed at a higher rate and earning more per hr than peers who were not self-determined. A framework for promoting self-determination as an educational outcome is presented.
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- Wehmeyer, M., & Schwartz, M.
- Venue
- Exceptional Children
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- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1997-01
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 245-255
- ISSN
- 0014-4029 (ISSN-L)
- 2163-5560
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- W1948698411
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- 682
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- 47.89
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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