Promoting Self-Determination in Students with Developmental Disabilities

by Michael L. Wehmeyer

Book Overview

Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This volume reviews the breadth of available methods for teaching components of self-determination--including choice making, problem solving, decision making, goal setting, self-advocacy, and self-regulated learning--and provides best-practice recommendations that teachers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593854609
• ISBN13: 9781593854607
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.9"