A Qualitative Study of Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Self-Determination for Students With Significant Disabilities.

Autor: Thoma, Colleen A., Pannozzo, Gina M., Fritton, Sandra C., Bartholomew, Christina C.
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Zdroj: Career Development for Exceptional Individuals; Fall2008, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p94-105, 12p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Teaching self-determination to students with disabilities has long been a focus of the fields of special education and psychology, with much of the research focusing on why self-determination is important, the effects of self-determination skills on academic and adult outcomes, and identifying strategies teachers can use to teach self-determination in the classroom. The current study attempted to develop a greater understanding of how special education teacher candidates define and discuss self-determination within the context of a course on secondary special education and transition planning for students with significant intellectual disabilities. Researchers examined teachers' understanding of self-determination, their ability to incorporate self-determination into their daily instruction, and if their understanding reflected common misconceptions and misinterpretations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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